Library / English Dictionary

HAYS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A town in central Kansas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Hays" is a part of...):

Kan.; Kansas; KS; Sunflower State (a state in midwestern United States)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)

Synonyms:

Arthur Garfield Hays; Hays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)

Synonyms:

Hays; Will Hays; William Harrison Hays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb hay

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