haystack

Plural: haystacks

Noun

• a stack of hay
• 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)
• Any place or collection of items through which one searches for something that is rare and hard to find.
• 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.

Synonyms

hayrick, rick, wynd