bay
/beษช/IPA: /B EY1/
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A berry.
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Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
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Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
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(in the plural) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
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A tract covered with bay trees.
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A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
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A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
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A bank or dam to keep back water.
Synonyms
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An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
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An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
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The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
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Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
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A bay platform.
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A bay window.
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The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
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(by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
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A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
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To howl.
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To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
โto bay the bearโ
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To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
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A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
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A horse of this color.
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Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
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