Definition of "bay"
- noun
A berry.
Laurus nobilis, a shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
The leaf of this or certain other species of shrub, used as a herb.
A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
A bay platform.
A bay window.
The excited barking of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
A horse of this color.
- verb
To bark.
To bark at.
To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
- adjective
Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
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