Information about English word BAY

Definitions of BAY

• A berry.
• , a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
• Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
• The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
• A tract covered with bay trees.
• A kind of mahogany obtained from in Mexico.
• A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
• A bank or dam to keep back water. <!--Webster 1913. unsure whether this is under the correct ety.-->
• 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 howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
• The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
• A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
• To howl.
• To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
• To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
• Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
• A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
• A horse of this color.

Synonyms for BAY