hay bale

Rolled dried grass

A hay bale is dried grass or legumes compressed into a compact bundle for storage and transport.

Bales come in rectangular or cylindrical shapes, bound with twine or wire.

They're a staple of farming, used primarily as livestock feed: The barn was stacked with hay bales.

Round bales dotting fields are a familiar rural landscape.

farming

agriculture

Cultivation of land, livestock

tractor · pitchfork · barn · loft · storage · silo · twine · wire · rectangular · round

recreation

hayride

Wagon ride through fields

pumpkin patch · decoration · seating · photo backdrop · wedding · rustic decor · autumn · obstacle · jumping · climbing

rural

countryside

Rural area beyond towns

pastoral · barnyard · prairie · farmland · fence · homestead · scenic · bucolic · idyllic · golden

livestock

feed

Supply with sustenance

  • fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
  • forageSeek food actively
  • cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially

horses · sheep · goats · pasture · grazing · nutrition · roughage · bedding · stable · paddock

stacking

piling

Structural support column

balance · interlocking · layers · hefting · hoisting · loading · unloading · manual labor · farmhand · gloves

Categories
Opposites
physical form/compression

hay balewindrow

Row of cut crop

chaff

agricultural utility/purpose

hay balestubble

Short regrown facial hair

moisture state

hay balegreen grass

Emerald-colored lawn covering

silage

Family

hay, haystack, bale, haywire, bales, haying, hayloft, hays, hayed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G