Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plain as a haystack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: plain as a haystack
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of plain as day.

Example Sentences

"`Two things are clear to me,' I said, addressing my three companions, who stared at this spectacle in dismay: `first, that we can't go across there' (I pointed to the swamp), `and, secondly, that if we stop here we shall certainly die of fever.' `That's as plain as a haystack, sir,' said Job."

Synonyms

plain as day

Questions

What does plain as a haystack mean?: Synonym of plain as day.

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