MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN STILL SHINES

Meaning of MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN STILL SHINES in English

v. take advantage to do something when the time and conditions are available or suitable

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUN — I. sun 1 S2 W1 /sʌn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sunne ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bleached by the sun ▪ The wood had been bleached by the sun . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAY — 1. сущ. 1) сено to bundle, gather, stack hay ≈ собирать сено a haystack ≈ стог сена 2) награда, премия, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAY — 1. сущ. 1) сено to bundle, gather, stack hay ≈ собирать сено a haystack ≈ стог сена 2) награда, премия, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUN — I solar system revolve. It is about five billion years old and is the dominant body of the system, with …
Английский словарь Британика
HAY — I In agriculture, dried feed . Typical hay crops are timothy , alfalfa , and clover . Usually the material …
Английский словарь Британика
WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUN — I. ˈsən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English sunne, sonne, from Old English sunne; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch stille still, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAY — I. ˈhā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English haie, heie, from Old English hege; akin to Old English haga …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUN — — sunlike , adj. /sun/ , n. , v. , sunned, sunning . n. 1. ( often cap. ) the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL — still 1 /stil/ , adj., stiller, stillest , n., adv., conj., v. adj. 1. remaining in place or at rest; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAY — — hayey , adj. /hay/ , n. 1. grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUN — I. ˈsən noun Etymology: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAY — I. ˈhā noun Etymology: Middle English hey, from Old English hīeg; akin to Old High German hewi hay, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
Webster English vocab
SUN — noun ·see sunn. 2. sun ·noun the direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. 3. sun ·noun any heavenly …
Webster English vocab
STILL — adv constant; continual. 2. still ·noun a steep hill or ascent. 3. still ·vt to cause to fall by drops. …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
HAY — vi to lay snares for rabbits. 2. hay ·noun a hedge. 3. hay ·noun grass cut and cured for fodder. …
Webster English vocab
WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUN — [sun] n [ME sunne, fr. OE; akin to OHG sunna sun, L sol--more at solar] (bef. 12c) 1 a often …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STILL — [still] adj [ME stille, fr. OE; akin to OHG stilli still and perh. to OE steall stall--more at stall] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAY — [hay] n [ME hey, fr. OE hieg; akin to OHG hewi hay, OE heawan to hew] (bef. 12c) 1: herbage …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAY — in agriculture, dried grasses and other foliage used as animal feed. Usually the material is cut in the field while …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUN — This time-lapse film shows the formation and dissolution of granules, updrafts of gas that form star around which the Earth …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAY — town, south-central New South Wales, Australia, on the Murrumbidgee River. The settlement originated in 1840 as a coach station known …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUN — sun BrE AmE sʌn ▷ sunned sʌnd ▷ sunning ˈsʌn ɪŋ ▷ suns sʌnz ▶ ˈ sun god BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAY — hay, Hay BrE AmE heɪ ▷ hayed heɪd ▷ haying ˈheɪ ɪŋ ▷ hays heɪz ▶ ˈ hay ˌ fever, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUN — / sʌn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the sun , the Sun [ sing. ] the star …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STILL — / stɪl; NAmE / adverb , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb 1. continuing until a particular point in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAY — / heɪ; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. grass that has been cut and dried and is used as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STILL — I. still 1 S1 W1 /stɪl/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . up to a particular point in time and continuing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAY — hay /heɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hieg ] 1 . long grass that has …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAY — n. & v. --n. grass mown and dried for fodder. --v. 1 intr. make hay. 2 tr. put (land) under …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUN — n. & v. n. 1 a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAY — n. & v. n. grass mown and dried for fodder. v. 1 intr. make hay. 2 tr. put (land) under …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Oxford English vocab
SUN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and …
Oxford English vocab
STILL — 1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
HAY — 1. n. & v. --n. grass mown and dried for fodder. --v. 1. intr. make hay. 2 tr. put (land) …
Oxford English vocab
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STILL — I. ADVERB USES /stɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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