Meaning Of The Word Bay
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bay
A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards. countable noun: A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. bay in American English 1 a part of a sea or lake that cuts into the shoreline; wide inlet: usually smaller than a gulf noun: a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf bay in American English 2 an opening or alcove marked off by pillars, columns, etc. noun: any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior, wall, etc. bay in American English 3 the sound of baying to bark at; howl at to bark or howl in long, deep tones intransitive verb: to howl, esp. with a deep, prolonged sound, as a hound on the scent noun: a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent transitive verb: to assail with deep, prolonged howling bay in American English 4 laurel (sense 1) noun bay in American English 5 reddish-brown adjective: having a reddish-brown body noun: reddish brown bay in British English 1 noun: a wide semicircular indentation of a shoreline, esp between two headlands or peninsulas bay in British English 2 noun: an alcove or recess in a wall bay in British English 3 noun: a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent bay in British English 4 noun: a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries bay in British English 5 noun: a moderate reddish-brown colour |
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