Bay

Quick meaning: Bay is a noun meaning (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

Meaning

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

More Meanings

1. A bank or dam to keep back water.
2. (countable) A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.
3. (uncountable) Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
4. (uncountable) Mahogany of species Swietenia macrophylla obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
5. (in the plural, now rare) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
6. (US, dialect) A tract covered with bay trees.
7. (obsolete) A berry.

Example Sentences

The patriot's honours and the poet's bays.

This hotel has a great view across the bay.

Wrex: And Shepard--I like what you've done with the Normandy. Got tired of always hanging around the cargo bay before.

both you here with many a cursed oth, / Sweare she is yours, and stirre vp bloudie frayes, / To win a willow bough, whilest other weares the bayes.

Word Forms

• bays
• baying
• bayed
• bayer
• bayest

Synonyms for bay

Depending on context, synonyms include gulf, laurel, laurels, alcove, colorful, colored.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include colored, colorful, coloured, alcove, quest, berry.

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