haystack
/ˈheɪˌstæk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A standing wave in a rapid.
noun
The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
noun
Any place or collection of items through which one searches for something that is rare and hard to find.
noun
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
name
A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "Both of these functions will look through the haystack for the specified needle and, if they find it, will return the portion of the string from the beginning of the needle to the end of the haystack."
- "But the point of confining the Kansas City gun experiment to the worst parts of the worst neighborhoods was to make the haystack just a little smaller, and to make the inevitable trade-off between fighting crime and harassing innocent people just a little more manageable."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: haystak
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.