haystack

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

• hayrick, wynd

Origin

• From Middle English haystak, haystake, hey stak, equivalent to hay + stack.