bay¹ /bā/

1. An inlet of the sea with a wider opening than a gulf
2. An inward bend of the shore
3. A similar recess in a land form, eg in a mountain range

bay salt noun

Coarse-grained salt, orig from seawater

the Bay State

Massachusetts

bay² /bā/

1. The space between two columns, timbers, walls, etc
2. Any recess or stall
3. A space for a vehicle to park
4. A space where vehicles can be loaded and unloaded (also loading bay)
5. A passing-place in a military trench
6. A side-line in a railway station (also bayˈ-line)
7. A compartment or section of an aircraft (eg bomb bay) or ship (eg sick bay)
8. The space under one house gable (Shakespeare)

bay platform noun

A railway platform where a line ends in a station which also has continuing lines

bay window noun

Any window forming a recess

bay-winˈdowed adjective

bay³ /bā/

Reddish brown inclining to chestnut (of horses, usu with a black mane and tail)

A bay horse

bay⁴ /bā/

1. The laurel tree
2. Extended to other trees and shrubs, species of Magnolia, Myrica, etc
3. (in pl) an honorary garland or crown of victory, orig of laurel
4. Hence (in pl), literary renown (archaic)

bayˈberry noun

1. The berry of the bay tree, or of candleberry
2. A tree (Pimenta acris) related to allspice

bay leaf noun

The dried leaf of the laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) used as a flavouring agent in cooking

bay rum noun

1. An aromatic liquid prepared from the leaves of Pimenta acris, used medicinally and cosmetically
2. This liquid mixed with certain other substances

bay⁵ /bā/

1. To bark or howl (esp of large dogs)
2. To complain or demand vociferously (often with for)

1. To bark or howl at
2. To utter by baying
3. To chase with barking
4. To bring to bay

1. Barking, baying (esp of a dog in pursuit)
2. The combined cry of hounds in conflict with a hunted animal
3. The last stand of a hunted animal when it faces the hounds at close quarters (also figurative)

bay (at) the moon

To make a futile gesture

bring to bay

To force to make a stand

keep at bay

1. To fight off
2. To prevent from coming closer

stand (or be) at bay

1. To face the dogs at close quarters
2. To face one's pursuers

bay⁶ /bā/ or bez /bā or bāz/

(in full bayˈ-antler, bayˈ-tine or bezˈ-antler, bezˈ-tine) the second tine of a deer's horn

bay⁷ or baye /bā/ (Spenser)

To bathe

• unstrengthened
• unstressed
• unstriated
• unstring
• unstringed
• unstringing
• unstrings
• unstrip
• unstriped
• unstripped
• unstripping
• unstrips
• unstruck
• unstructured
• unstrung
• unstuck
• unstudied
• unstuffed
• unstuffy
• unstuft
• unsubduable
• unsubdued
• unsubject
• unsubjected
• unsublimated