Definitions for bay

Definitions for (noun) bay

Main entry: bay

Definition: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color


Main entry: alcove, bay

Definition: a small recess opening off a larger room


Main entry: bay

Definition: a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose

Usage: he opened the bomb bay


Main entry: bay

Definition: a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital

Usage: they put him in the sick bay


Main entry: bay

Definition: the sound of a hound on the scent


Main entry: bay, embayment

Definition: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf


Main entry: Laurus nobilis, true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree

Definition: 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


Definitions for (verb) bay

Main entry: bay, quest

Definition: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs


Main entry: bay

Definition: utter in deep prolonged tones


Definitions for (adj) bay

Main entry: bay

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


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