Noun

• S: (n) bale (a large bundle bound for storage or transport)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) hay bale (a bale of hay)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) bundle, sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
• S: (n) package, parcel (a wrapped container)
• S: (n) container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) Basel, Basle, Bale (a city in northwestern Switzerland)

Verb

• S: (v) bale (make into a bale) "bale hay"