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HAYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hays mean?
• HAYS (noun)
The noun HAYS has 3 senses:
1. 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)
2. United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
3. a town in central Kansas
Familiarity information: HAYS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hays; Will Hays; William Harrison Hays
Instance hypernyms:
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Arthur Garfield Hays; Hays
Instance hypernyms:
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
Sense 3
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)
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