Bay (IPA: /ˈbeɪ/)
| Bay (a.) |
Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses. |
| Bay (n.) |
An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character. |
| Bay (n.) |
A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc. |
| Bay (n.) |
A recess or indentation shaped like a bay. |
| Bay (n.) |
A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers. |
| Bay (n.) |
A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks. |
| Bay (n.) |
A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay. |
| Bay (n.) |
A berry, particularly of the laurel. |
| Bay (n.) |
The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel. |
| Bay (n.) |
A tract covered with bay trees. |
| Bay (v. i.) |
To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game. |
| Bay (v. t.) |
To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear. |
| Bay (v. i.) |
Deep-toned, prolonged barking. |
| Bay (v. i.) |
A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible. |
| Bay (v. t.) |
To bathe. |
| Bay (n.) |
A bank or dam to keep back water. |
| Bay (v. t.) |
To dam, as water; -- with up or back. |
| Bay () |
See under Ice. |
| Bay () |
See under 3d Bay. |
| Bay () |
A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. |
| Bay () |
Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce. |
| Bay () |
A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis). |
| Bay () |
A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window. |
| Bay () |
Woolen yarn. |
| Bay |
Body of water connected to an ocean or lake, formed by an indentation of the shoreline |
| Bay |
Hair coat color of horses |
| Bay |
Space defined by the vertical piers, in a building |
| Bay |
Opening (void) in the wall of a building |
| Bay |
Basic unit of library shelving |
| Bay Synonyms |
Colored, Colorful, Coloured |
| Bay Synonyms |
Alcove |
| Bay Synonyms |
Embayment |
| Bay Synonyms |
True Laurel, Laurus Nobilis, Bay Laurel, Bay Tree |
| Bay Synonyms |
Quest |
| Bay (Last Name / Surname) |
Bay is the #5,477 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 6,350 people had that surname. |
| Translations |
Bay in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Black Santa Claus caused more tears than the Tampa Bay Devil Rays." - Chris Rock |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Guantanamo Bay isn't a prison, it's a leadership camp! [citation needed]" - The Daily Show |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "My bay had lightning stripes all over him and his mane was cloud. And when I breathed, my breath was lightning." - Black Elk |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Sorry, Nobunaga. I'm just doing my job. Don't hate me for it! (At Osaka Bay -Honganji Army-)" - Samurai Warriors |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "We sound like the Bay City Rollers after an assault by Black Sabbath. And, we vomit onstage better than anyone." - Kurt Cobain |
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