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Definition of Bay
1. Noun. An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
Specialized synonyms: Abukir, Abukir Bay, Andaman Sea, Bay Of Bengal, Bay Of Biscay, Bay Of Fundy, Bay Of Naples, Biscayne Bay, Bo Hai, Po Hai, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, Galveston Bay, Galway Bay, Hangzhou Bay, James Bay, Korea Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Minamata Bay, Mobile Bay, Monterey Bay, Moreton Bay, Narragansett Bay, New York Bay, Osaka Bay, Penobscot Bay, Prudhoe Bay, San Diego Bay, San Francisco Bay, Sea Of Azof, Sea Of Azoff, Sea Of Azov, Tampa Bay
Specialized synonyms: Bight, Guantanamo Bay
Generic synonyms: Body Of Water, Water
Group relationships: Sea
2. Verb. Utter in deep prolonged tones.
3. Adjective. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color.
4. Noun. The sound of a hound on the scent.
5. Verb. Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs.
6. Noun. Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors.
Terms within: Bay Leaf
Generic synonyms: Laurel
Group relationships: Genus Laurus, Laurus
7. Noun. A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital. "They put him in the sick bay"
8. Noun. A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose. "He opened the bomb bay"
9. Noun. A small recess opening off a larger room.
Specialized synonyms: Carrel, Carrell, Cubicle, Stall
Generic synonyms: Niche, Recess
10. Noun. A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.
Definition of Bay
1. a. Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.
2. n. An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.
3. n. A berry, particularly of the laurel.
4. v. i. To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.
5. v. t. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.
6. n. Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
7. v. t. To bathe.
8. n. A bank or dam to keep back water.
9. v. t. To dam, as water; -- with up or back.
Definition of Bay
1. Proper noun. A region of Somalia. ¹
2. Proper noun. (informal) The w:San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area (gloss metropolitan area in California) ¹
3. Proper noun. (informal) w:San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) A berry. ¹
5. Noun. A shrub of the family ''Lauraceae'', having dark green leaves and berries. ¹
6. Noun. (context: in the plural now rare) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory. ¹
7. Noun. The leaf of this shrub, used as a herb. ¹
8. Noun. (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land. ¹
9. Noun. An opening in a wall, especially between two columns. ¹
10. Noun. An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides. ¹
11. Noun. The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof. ¹
12. Noun. (nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships. ¹
13. Noun. (rail transport) A bay platform. ¹
14. Noun. shortened form of bay window. ¹
15. Noun. The excited barking of dogs when hunting or being attacked. ¹
16. Noun. (context: by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey. ¹
17. Verb. (intransitive) To bark. ¹
18. Verb. (transitive) To bark at. ¹
19. Verb. (transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds. ¹
20. Adjective. Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses). ¹
21. Noun. A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses. ¹
22. Noun. A horse of this color. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bay
1. to howl [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: howl
Medical Definition of Bay
1. A part of a sea or lake indenting the shore line, the word is often applied to very large tracts of water around which the land forms a curve, as Hudson's Bay. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bay
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