dry cut stalks of wheat, barley, rice and other grains, used as material for making mats, bedding for cattle etc; a thin tube of paper or plastic, used for sucking up liquid
hay
Cases of word usage
1) bedclothes, straw etc for animals to sleep on (bedding)
2) a pile of (hay, straw etc) for storage in the open; a pile or heap (of books, papers, wood etc); a large amount; a part of the memory where information is stored for a short time (and where only the last item can be looked at) (stack)