bay

[ bey ]

/ beɪ /

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noun

a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

South Atlantic States. an arm of a swamp.

a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills.

an arm of a prairie or swamp, extending into woods and partly surrounded by them.

Origin of bay

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bai, baye, from Middle French baie, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin bāia; further origin uncertain; perhaps by back formation from Latin Bāiae, name of a spa on the Bay of Naples; perhaps of Iberian or Celtic origin

SYNONYMS FOR bay

1 inlet, estuary, sound, firth, bight.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bay

bay , cove, gulf, inlet

Words nearby bay

bawn, bawneen, Bax, B-axis, Baxter, bay, baya, bayadere, Bayamo, Bayamón, bay antler

Definition for bay (2 of 5)

bay²

[ bey ]

/ beɪ /

noun

Architecture.

any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior, wall, etc.: The nave is divided into six bays.
a division of a window between a mullion and an adjoining mullion or jamb.
bay window (def. 1).

Aeronautics.

any portion of an airplane set off by two successive bulkheads or other bracing members.
a compartment in an aircraft: a bomb bay; an engine bay.

a compartment, as in a barn for storing hay.

Also called drive bay .Computers. an open compartment in the console housing a computer's CPU in which a disk drive, tape drive, etc., may be installed.

Nautical.

the deck space between the anchor windlass and the stem of a vessel.
sick bay.

Origin of bay

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French baée “an opening in a wall,” noun use of feminine past participle of baer “to stand open, gape,” from unattested Vulgar Latin batāre “to yawn, gape”

SYNONYMS FOR bay

3 alcove, nook, recess, niche; loft, gallet.

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Definition for bay (3 of 5)

bay³

[ bey ]

/ beɪ /

noun

a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.

the position or stand of an animal or fugitive that is forced to turn and resist pursuers because it is no longer possible to flee (usually preceded by at or to): a stag at bay; to bring an escaped convict to bay.

the situation of a person or thing that is forced actively to oppose or to succumb to some adverse condition (usually preceded by at or to).

the situation of being actively opposed by an animal, person, etc., so as to be powerless to act fully (often preceded by at).

verb (used without object)

to howl, especially with a deep, prolonged sound, as a hound on the scent.

verb (used with object)

to assail with deep, prolonged howling: a troubled hound baying the moon.

to bring to or to hold at bay: A dog bays its quarry.

Origin of bay

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, shortening of abai, abay, from Anglo-French, dialectal Old French abai “barking,” derivative of abaier “to bark,” of imitative origin

SYNONYMS FOR bay

5 roar, bellow, bark, bell, clamor.

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Definition for bay (4 of 5)

bay⁴

[ bey ]

/ beɪ /

noun

laurel (def. 1).

Also called bayberry, bay rum tree . a tropical American shrub, Pimenta racemosa, having aromatic leaves that are used in making bay oil and bay rum.

any of various laurellike trees or shrubs.

any of several magnolias.

an honorary garland or crown bestowed for military victory, literary excellence, etc.

bays, Literary. fame; renown: Tennyson had fairly won his bays.

Origin of bay

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First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bai(e), Old English beg- (in begbēam “a tree that bears berries”), conflated with Middle French baie, from Latin bāca, bacca “berry”

Definition for bay (5 of 5)

bay⁵

[ bey ]

/ beɪ /

noun

reddish brown.

a horse or other animal of reddish-brown color.

adjective

(of horses or other animals) having a reddish-brown body.

Origin of bay

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French bai, from Latin badius “bay, chestnut, chestnut brown”; akin only to Old Irish buide “yellow”

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Example sentences from the Web for bay

Even as IT firms bring back between 10% and 30% of their workforce, it might be a while before their campuses go back to full capacity with buzzing cafeterias and noisy bays.
What Indian IT leaders miss the most while working from home|Ananya Bhattacharya|July 17, 2020|Quartz
When performing medical exams, astronauts won’t have the starship Enterprise’s sick bay at their disposal.
What will astronauts need to survive the dangerous journey to Mars?|Maria Temming|July 15, 2020|Science News
These cells normally keep clots at bay so that blood can flow smoothly.
Preventing dangerous blood clots from COVID-19 is proving tricky|Aimee Cunningham|June 23, 2020|Science News
The mucus marvels rise out of the heads of four species of spineless, roughly tadpole-shaped giant larvaceans living in the twilight depths of the bay.
Larvaceans’ underwater ‘snot palaces’ boast elaborate plumbing|Susan Milius|June 15, 2020|Science News

Kelp forests were on average 20 times larger in areas where sea otters have lived for decades on Vancouver Island, compared with bays where the otters were absent, Watson and her colleagues found.
Bringing sea otters back to the Pacific coast pays off, but not for everyone|Jonathan Lambert|June 11, 2020|Science News
As part of the MassEquality coalition, Marc Solomon, a former Senate aide, was working to get Bay State legislators to vote no.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tonya Jone Miller, who describes herself as an “aural courtesan,” has run the Bay City Blues sex-line for nine years.
Sex, Suicide, and Homework: The Secret World of the Telephone Hotline|Tim Teeman|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They began around 1965 as The Chosen Few, another Bay Area band that tried hard to look English.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs|Allen Barra|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The current system also seems to keep the normally dominant nationwide retailers at bay.
Will Arkansas’ Prohibition Finally End?|Jack Holmes|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The idea of a strong, German-built wall to keep the Russian bear at bay is appealing in its brutal simplicity.
The Great Wall of Ukraine|Vijai Maheshwari|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During his stay at the Cape numerous volunteers offered to accompany him to Sydney, many from on board the ships in the bay.
The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson|Ida Lee
The next day three heavy battleships steamed sluggishly through the Narrows and came to anchor in the bay.
The Harbor|Ernest Poole
Here's de ocean an' here's San F'mcisco bay crowded wid fish.
Lady Luck|Hugh Wiley
Spending there a couple of days, they left; six men on the last day having gone up the bay in a canoe without finding its head.
Original Narratives of Early American History|Vaca and Others
A mild and lovely day on our island but in the bay a breeze from the north that would have made our rowing to Seward difficult.
Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska|Rockwell Kent

British Dictionary definitions for bay (1 of 5)

bay¹

/ (beɪ) /

noun

a wide semicircular indentation of a shoreline, esp between two headlands or peninsulas

an extension of lowland into hills that partly surround it

US an extension of prairie into woodland

Word Origin for bay

C14: from Old French baie, perhaps from Old French baer to gape, from Medieval Latin batāre to yawn

British Dictionary definitions for bay (2 of 5)

bay²

/ (beɪ) /

noun

an alcove or recess in a wall

any partly enclosed compartment, as one in which hay is stored in a barn

See bay window

an area off a road in which vehicles may park or unload, esp one adjacent to a shop, factory, etc

a compartment in an aircraft, esp one used for a specified purposethe bomb bay

nautical a compartment in the forward part of a ship between decks, often used as the ship's hospital

British a tracked recess in the platform of a railway station, esp one forming the terminus of a branch line

Word Origin for bay

C14: from Old French baee gap or recess in a wall, from baer to gape; see bay 1

British Dictionary definitions for bay (3 of 5)

bay³

/ (beɪ) /

noun

a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent

at bay

(of a person or animal) forced to turn and face attackersthe dogs held the deer at bay
at a distanceto keep a disease at bay

bring to bay to force into a position from which retreat is impossible

verb

(intr) to howl (at) in deep prolonged tones

(tr) to utter in a loud prolonged tone

(tr) to drive to or hold at bay

Word Origin for bay

C13: from Old French abaiier to bark, of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for bay (4 of 5)

bay⁴

/ (beɪ) /

noun

Also called: bay laurel, sweet bay a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berriesSee laurel (def. 1)

any of various other trees with strongly aromatic leaves used in cooking, esp a member of the genera Myrica or Pimenta

any of several magnoliasSee sweet bay

any of certain other trees or shrubs, esp bayberry

(plural) a wreath of bay leavesSee laurel (def. 6)

Word Origin for bay

C14: from Old French baie laurel berry, from Latin bāca berry

British Dictionary definitions for bay (5 of 5)

bay⁵

/ (beɪ) /

noun

a moderate reddish-brown colour
(as adjective)a bay horse

an animal of this colour, esp a horse

Word Origin for bay

C14: from Old French bai, from Latin badius

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Idioms and Phrases with bay

bay

see at bay.

Scientific definitions for bay

bay

[ bā ]

A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf.

A space in the cabinet of a personal computer where a storage device, such as a disk drive or CD-ROM drive, can be installed.

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释义	bay ¹ [ bey ] / beɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bay ON THESAURUS.COM noun a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. South Atlantic States. an arm of a swamp. a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills. an arm of a prairie or swamp, extending into woods and partly surrounded by them. Origin of bay ¹ First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bai, baye, from Middle French baie, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin bāia; further origin uncertain; perhaps by back formation from Latin Bāiae, name of a spa on the Bay of Naples; perhaps of Iberian or Celtic origin SYNONYMS FOR bay 1 inlet, estuary, sound, firth, bight. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bay ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bay bay , cove, gulf, inlet Words nearby bay bawn, bawneen, Bax, B-axis, Baxter, bay, baya, bayadere, Bayamo, Bayamón, bay antler Definition for bay (2 of 5) bay² [ bey ] / beɪ / noun Architecture. any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior, wall, etc.: The nave is divided into six bays. a division of a window between a mullion and an adjoining mullion or jamb. bay window (def. 1). Aeronautics. any portion of an airplane set off by two successive bulkheads or other bracing members. a compartment in an aircraft: a bomb bay; an engine bay. a compartment, as in a barn for storing hay. Also called drive bay .Computers. an open compartment in the console housing a computer's CPU in which a disk drive, tape drive, etc., may be installed. Nautical. the deck space between the anchor windlass and the stem of a vessel. sick bay. Origin of bay ² First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French baée “an opening in a wall,” noun use of feminine past participle of baer “to stand open, gape,” from unattested Vulgar Latin batāre “to yawn, gape” SYNONYMS FOR bay 3 alcove, nook, recess, niche; loft, gallet. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bay ON THESAURUS.COM Definition for bay (3 of 5) bay³ [ bey ] / beɪ / noun a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent. the position or stand of an animal or fugitive that is forced to turn and resist pursuers because it is no longer possible to flee (usually preceded by at or to): a stag at bay; to bring an escaped convict to bay. the situation of a person or thing that is forced actively to oppose or to succumb to some adverse condition (usually preceded by at or to). the situation of being actively opposed by an animal, person, etc., so as to be powerless to act fully (often preceded by at). verb (used without object) to howl, especially with a deep, prolonged sound, as a hound on the scent. verb (used with object) to assail with deep, prolonged howling: a troubled hound baying the moon. to bring to or to hold at bay: A dog bays its quarry. Origin of bay ³ First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, shortening of abai, abay, from Anglo-French, dialectal Old French abai “barking,” derivative of abaier “to bark,” of imitative origin SYNONYMS FOR bay 5 roar, bellow, bark, bell, clamor. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bay ON THESAURUS.COM Definition for bay (4 of 5) bay⁴ [ bey ] / beɪ / noun laurel (def. 1). Also called bayberry, bay rum tree . a tropical American shrub, Pimenta racemosa, having aromatic leaves that are used in making bay oil and bay rum. any of various laurellike trees or shrubs. any of several magnolias. an honorary garland or crown bestowed for military victory, literary excellence, etc. bays, Literary. fame; renown: Tennyson had fairly won his bays. Origin of bay ⁴ First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bai(e), Old English beg- (in begbēam “a tree that bears berries”), conflated with Middle French baie, from Latin bāca, bacca “berry” Definition for bay (5 of 5) bay⁵ [ bey ] / beɪ / noun reddish brown. a horse or other animal of reddish-brown color. adjective (of horses or other animals) having a reddish-brown body. Origin of bay ⁵ First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French bai, from Latin badius “bay, chestnut, chestnut brown”; akin only to Old Irish buide “yellow” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bay Even as IT firms bring back between 10% and 30% of their workforce, it might be a while before their campuses go back to full capacity with buzzing cafeterias and noisy bays. What Indian IT leaders miss the most while working from home\|Ananya Bhattacharya\|July 17, 2020\|Quartz When performing medical exams, astronauts won’t have the starship Enterprise’s sick bay at their disposal. What will astronauts need to survive the dangerous journey to Mars?\|Maria Temming\|July 15, 2020\|Science News These cells normally keep clots at bay so that blood can flow smoothly. Preventing dangerous blood clots from COVID-19 is proving tricky\|Aimee Cunningham\|June 23, 2020\|Science News The mucus marvels rise out of the heads of four species of spineless, roughly tadpole-shaped giant larvaceans living in the twilight depths of the bay. Larvaceans’ underwater ‘snot palaces’ boast elaborate plumbing\|Susan Milius\|June 15, 2020\|Science News Kelp forests were on average 20 times larger in areas where sea otters have lived for decades on Vancouver Island, compared with bays where the otters were absent, Watson and her colleagues found. Bringing sea otters back to the Pacific coast pays off, but not for everyone\|Jonathan Lambert\|June 11, 2020\|Science News As part of the MassEquality coalition, Marc Solomon, a former Senate aide, was working to get Bay State legislators to vote no. The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality\|E.J. Graff\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Tonya Jone Miller, who describes herself as an “aural courtesan,” has run the Bay City Blues sex-line for nine years. Sex, Suicide, and Homework: The Secret World of the Telephone Hotline\|Tim Teeman\|November 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They began around 1965 as The Chosen Few, another Bay Area band that tried hard to look English. Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs\|Allen Barra\|November 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The current system also seems to keep the normally dominant nationwide retailers at bay. Will Arkansas’ Prohibition Finally End?\|Jack Holmes\|November 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The idea of a strong, German-built wall to keep the Russian bear at bay is appealing in its brutal simplicity. The Great Wall of Ukraine\|Vijai Maheshwari\|October 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST During his stay at the Cape numerous volunteers offered to accompany him to Sydney, many from on board the ships in the bay. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson\|Ida Lee The next day three heavy battleships steamed sluggishly through the Narrows and came to anchor in the bay. The Harbor\|Ernest Poole Here's de ocean an' here's San F'mcisco bay crowded wid fish. Lady Luck\|Hugh Wiley Spending there a couple of days, they left; six men on the last day having gone up the bay in a canoe without finding its head. Original Narratives of Early American History\|Vaca and Others A mild and lovely day on our island but in the bay a breeze from the north that would have made our rowing to Seward difficult. Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska\|Rockwell Kent British Dictionary definitions for bay (1 of 5) bay¹ / (beɪ) / noun a wide semicircular indentation of a shoreline, esp between two headlands or peninsulas an extension of lowland into hills that partly surround it US an extension of prairie into woodland Word Origin for bay C14: from Old French baie, perhaps from Old French baer to gape, from Medieval Latin batāre to yawn British Dictionary definitions for bay (2 of 5) bay² / (beɪ) / noun an alcove or recess in a wall any partly enclosed compartment, as one in which hay is stored in a barn See bay window an area off a road in which vehicles may park or unload, esp one adjacent to a shop, factory, etc a compartment in an aircraft, esp one used for a specified purposethe bomb bay nautical a compartment in the forward part of a ship between decks, often used as the ship's hospital British a tracked recess in the platform of a railway station, esp one forming the terminus of a branch line Word Origin for bay C14: from Old French baee gap or recess in a wall, from baer to gape; see bay 1 British Dictionary definitions for bay (3 of 5) bay³ / (beɪ) / noun a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent at bay (of a person or animal) forced to turn and face attackersthe dogs held the deer at bay at a distanceto keep a disease at bay bring to bay to force into a position from which retreat is impossible verb (intr) to howl (at) in deep prolonged tones (tr) to utter in a loud prolonged tone (tr) to drive to or hold at bay Word Origin for bay C13: from Old French abaiier to bark, of imitative origin British Dictionary definitions for bay (4 of 5) bay⁴ / (beɪ) / noun Also called: bay laurel, sweet bay a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berriesSee laurel (def. 1) any of various other trees with strongly aromatic leaves used in cooking, esp a member of the genera Myrica or Pimenta any of several magnoliasSee sweet bay any of certain other trees or shrubs, esp bayberry (plural) a wreath of bay leavesSee laurel (def. 6) Word Origin for bay C14: from Old French baie laurel berry, from Latin bāca berry British Dictionary definitions for bay (5 of 5) bay⁵ / (beɪ) / noun a moderate reddish-brown colour (as adjective)a bay horse an animal of this colour, esp a horse Word Origin for bay C14: from Old French bai, from Latin badius Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bay bay see at bay. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to bay sound, inlet, gulf, harbor, anchorage, estuary, strait, cove, bayou, bight, mouth, lagoon, basin, arm, narrows, fiord, firth, loch, niche, recess Scientific definitions for bay bay [ bā ] A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf. A space in the cabinet of a personal computer where a storage device, such as a disk drive or CD-ROM drive, can be installed. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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