English Explanatory Dictionary

bay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
  2. A bank or dam to keep back water.
noun
  1. A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.
  2. Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
  3. Mahogany of species Swietenia macrophylla obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
  4. The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
  5. A tract covered with bay trees.
  6. A berry.
noun
  1. An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
  2. An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
  3. A display unit in a shop or store, especially a large metal one.
  4. A section of ceiling delineated by supports such as rafters or vaulting ribs.
  5. Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
  6. A bay platform.
  7. A bay window.
  8. A room for editing video footage or physical film.
noun
  1. The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
  2. The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
  3. A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
verb
  1. To howl.
  2. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
  3. To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
adj
  1. Of a reddish-brown colour.
noun
  1. A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
  2. A horse of this color.
name
  1. A region of Somalia.
name
  1. Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area (metropolitan area in California): a geographic region of California, United States.
  2. Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay: a bay of the Pacific Ocean in California, United States.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈbeɪ̯/ en-us-bay.ogg /ˈbeː/ /ˈbæ̝ɪ̯/

Word forms

bay bays baying bayed bayer more bay bayest most bay the Bay

Etymology

Etymology tree Iberiander. Late Latin baiader.? French baieder. English bay From French baie, from Late Latin baia, probably ultimately from Iberian or Basque badia. Partly displaced native Old English byht, whence bight.

Synonyms

gulf bay laurel Grecian laurel laurel sweet bay true laurel bay tree laurels

Related words

bay antler bay-beh abeyance badinage baize daphne voe

Derived words

afterbay bay breeze bay duiker bayfront Bay Islands bayless baylet baylike bayman bay owl bayplan bay salt Bay Shore bayside Baystater baywop bebay Cenderawasih Bay Chesapeake Bay Retriever Cutler Bay embay embayment forebay Greater Bay Area imbay Malibu bay breeze midbay Mossel Bay multibay Palmetto Bay Sagami Bay sickbay subbay Suruga Bay Swansea Bay transbay Abels Bay Adventure Bay Algoa Bay Amerika Bay Anna Bay Ansons Bay Antechamber Bay Apollo Bay Arno Bay Back Bay Baglan Bay Baird Bay Ball Bay Barefoot Bay Barnegat Bay Barnes Bay Barragga Bay Barrow Bay Bateau Bay Batemans Bay Bay Bulls Bay City Bay County Bay de Verde

Translations

Spanish: La Bahía
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