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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:
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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