What does HALMS mean?

Halms 1. Parts of Speech:

Noun

2. Definitions:

The dry, leafy stems of cereal plants, especially of oats, used as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, or weaving.

3. Pronunciations:

US: /hɑmz/

UK: /hɑːmz/

4. Origin and Usage:

The word "halms" originated from the Old English word "healm" which means "straw". It is commonly used in agricultural settings to refer to the dry, leafy stems of cereal plants such as oats, which are used for various purposes such as fodder for livestock, thatching roofs, packing materials, and weaving baskets.

5. Synonyms:

Straw, Stalks, Chaff, Hay

6. Related Words:

Chaff, Flax, Grasp, Haste, Holes, Lamps, Leaves, Maize, Milks, Oaten, Reeds, Ropes, Sedge, Sheaf, Slips, Stems, Stray, Thaws, Vines, Wheat

7. Example Sentences:

• The farmer used halms as bedding for his cows.
• The thatched roof of the cottage was made of halms.
• The weaver used halms to make baskets.
• The workers used halms to pack fragile items for shipping.
• The children played in the field of halms.