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Bay

noun

An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. Synonym: embayment.

The sound of a hound on the scent.

Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors. Synonyms: bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel.

A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.

A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.

A small recess opening off a larger room. Synonym: alcove.

A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.

verb

(past & past part. bayed; pres. part. baying)

Utter in deep prolonged tones.

Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. Synonym: quest.

adjective

(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color.

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"Bay" Quotes from Famous Books

... dilapidated reserves were ordered to move at once to their protection. Semianoff prepared his armoured trains and troops to receive them, but the same Allied Power which fed, clothed, and armed his troops kept at bay those who were ordered to avenge the wrongs of ...

— With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia • John Ward

... at the drawing-room bay-window (of which each large pane had been marked with the mystic sign of a white circle by triumphant glaziers), and looked across the enclosed fragment of clayey field that ultimately would be the garden. ...

— Clayhanger • Arnold Bennett

... some Greek officers, who as vociferously were stating their right to requisition them. Coleman ran after his dragoman. There was a sickening pow-wow, but in the end Coleman, straight and easy in the saddle, came cantering back on a superb open-mouthed snorting bay horse. He did not mind if the half-wild animal plunged crazily. It was part of his role. "They were trying to steal my horses," he explained. He leaped to the ground, and holding the horse by the bridle, he addressed his admiring companions. ...

— Active Service • Stephen Crane

... boat was found adrift in South Bay last night, containing one oar and a woman's hat. The hat belonged to Miss Randall, and as she is missing, it is feared that she either drowned herself or met ...

— Jess of the Rebel Trail • H. A. Cody

... go indoors. There was a seat under a sycamore tree with honeysuckle climbing over the bars of the back; the spot was near the orchard, but on slightly higher ground. From our feet the meadow sloped down to the distant brook, the murmur of whose stream as it fell over a bay could be just heard. Northwards the stars were pale, the sun seems so little below the horizon there that the glow of the sunset and the glow of the dawn nearly meet. But southwards shone the dull red star of summer—Antares, seen while the wheat ripens and the ...

— Round About a Great Estate • Richard Jefferies

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