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. 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)
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