Haystack

Word HAYSTACK
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Hyphenation hay stack
Pronunciations /ˈheɪˌstæk/

Definitions and meanings of "Haystack"

What do we mean by haystack?

A large stack of hay, especially one left in a field. noun

A large stack or pile of hay, made in the open air as a means of storing or preserving the hay. noun

A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air. noun

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. noun

A stack of hay noun

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

(canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid.

The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)

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.

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The word "haystack" in example sentences

NSA thinks the way you find a needle in a haystack is to add more hay. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Case researchers discover methods to find 'needles in haystack' in data ❋ Unknown (2005)

The competition is administered by HASTAC "haystack"---Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory, an innovative "Web 2.0" virtual institution of more than eighty institutes, centers, and community organizations anchored at the University of California Humanities Research Institute and the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University. ❋ Unknown (2007)

" Finding a needle in a haystack is a heck of a lot easier if the haystack has 2,500 needles " . ❋ Ben Rooney (2010)

"It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, and the haystack is the Pacific Ocean," agent Tim Feige says, minutes before sunrise. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And if you can develop a machine to look for the needle in the haystack and what you come out with from having the machine sift through the haystack is a box of straw, where maybe the needle's in there and maybe a few bonus needles, then that's a whole lot better than having humans try to sift through a haystack. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I love reading differing views and trying to seek out the "needle" truth in the media "haystack" - sotospeak. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Against this background, let's take a look at the most influential model that led to the rejection of group selection, which is affectionately known as the haystack model. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A needle in a haystack is a perfect way to put it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Looking for a needle in a haystack is a frustrating task, but the sense of existential angst brought by the possibility that the needle has already been removed doesn't exactly make it a hell of a lot more fun. ' ❋ Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- (1996)

The dim outline of the haystack was the wrong shape, but it was no time to be fussy, and I circled to the side away from the road, knelt, and started pulling out handfuls. ❋ Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 (1954)

For those who think that porn or mobile banking or geo-locating a needle in a haystack is the reason God invented the smartphone, take heed: the Slingbox 3G iPhone app has hit the iTunes store, and it rocks. ❋ John C Abell (2010)

So they scads and scads of data, terabytes of data that they get and they're getting better at finding that needle in a haystack, which is a password, an account number, a credit card number, or CBB2, any of those kind of information. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of course, these types of relationships are needles in the haystack, which is why they are so valuable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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