Definitions for Bay
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. bay, embaymentnoun

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

2. baynoun

   the sound of a hound on the scent

3. true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilisnoun

   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

4. baynoun

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

   "they put him in the sick bay"

5. baynoun

   a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose

   "he opened the bomb bay"

6. alcove, baynoun

   a small recess opening off a larger room

7. bayadjective

   a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

8. bayverb

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

9. bayverb

   utter in deep prolonged tones

10. bay, questverb

    bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baynoun

   A horse of this color.

2. bayadjective

   Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).

3. Baynoun

   A region of Somalia.

4. Baynoun

   The San Francisco Bay Area

5. Baynoun

   San Francisco Bay.

6. Etymology: From baye, baie, from beg, as in begbeam, conflated with baie, from baca.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bayadjective

   A bay horse is what is inclining to a chesnut; and this colour is various, either a light bay or a dark bay, according as it is less or more deep. There are also coloured horses, that are called dappled bays. All bay horses are commonly called brown by the common people. All bay horses have black manes, which distinguish them from the sorrel, that have red or white manes. There are light bays and gilded bays, which are somewhat of a yellowish colour. The chesnut bay is that which comes nearest to the colour of the chesnut. Farrier’s Dict.

   Etymology: badius, Lat.

   I remember, my lord, you gave good words the other day of a bay courser I rode on. ’Tis yours because you liked it. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   Poor Tom! proud of heart, to ride on a bay trotting horse over four inch’d bridges. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   His colour grey,
   For beauty dappled, or the brightest bay. John Dryden, Virgil.

2. BAYnoun

   Etymology: baye, Dutch.

   1. An opening into the land, where the water is shut in on all sides, except at the entrance.

   A reverend Syracusan merchant,
   Who put unluckily into this bay. William Shakespeare, Comedy of Err.

   We have also some works in the midst of the sea, and some bays upon the shore for some works, wherein is required the air and vapour of the sea. Francis Bacon.

   Here in a royal bed the waters sleep,
   When tir’d at sea, within this bay they creep. Dryden.

   Some of you have already been driven to this bay. John Dryden, Epistle to the Whigs.

   Hail, sacred solitude! from this calm bay
   I view the world’s tempestuous sea. Wentworth Dillon.

   2. A pond head raised to keep in store of water for driving a mill.

3. Baynoun

   The state of any thing surrounded by enemies, and obliged to face them by an impossibility of escape.

   Etymology: abboi, Fr. signifies the last extremity;

   This ship, for fifteen hours, sate like a stag among hounds at the bay, and was sieged and fought with, in turn, by fifteen great ships. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

   Fair liberty pursu’d, and meant a prey
   To lawless power, here turn’d, and stood at bay. John Denham.

   Nor flight was left, nor hopes to force his way;
   Embolden’d by despair, he stood at bay;
   Resolv’d on death, he dissipates his fears,
   And bounds aloft against the pointed spears. John Dryden, Æneid.

   All, fir’d with noble emulation, strive;
   And, with a storm of darts, to distance drive
   The Trojan chief; who held at bay, from far
   On his Vulcanian orb, sustain’d the war. John Dryden, Virgil.

   We have now, for ten years together, turned the whole force and expence of the war, where the enemy was best able to hold us at a bay. Jonathan Swift.

   He stands at bay,
   And puts his last weak refuge in despair. James Thomson.

4. Baynoun

   In architecture, a term used to signify the magnitude of a building; as if a barn consists of a floor and two heads, where they lay corn, they call it a barn of two bays. These bays are from fourteen to twenty feet long, and floors, from ten to twelve broad, and usually twenty feet long, which is the breadth of the barn. Builder’s Dict.

   If this law hold in Vienna ten years, I’ll rent the fairest house in it after threepence a bay. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Meas.

   There may be kept one thousand bushels in each bay, there being sixteen bays, each eighteen foot long, about seventeen wide, or three hundred square feet in each bay. John Mortimer.

5. Baynoun

   A poetical name for an honorary crown or garland, bestowed as a prize for any kind of victory or excellence.

   Beneath his reign shall Eusden wear the bays. Alexander Pope.

6. To Bayverb

   To follow with barking; to bark at.

   I was with Hercules and Cadmus once,
   When in the wood of Crete they bay’d the bear
   With hounds of Sparta. William Shakespeare, Midsum. Night’s Dream.

   If he should do so,
   He leaves his back unarm’d, the French and Welch
   Baying him at the heels. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

7. To Bayverb

   Etymology: abboyer, Fr.

   1. To bark as a dog at a thief, or at the game which he pursues.

   And all the while she stood upon the ground,
   The wakeful dogs did never cease to bay. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bay’d;
   The hunter close pursu’d the visionary maid;
   She rent the heav’n with loud laments, imploring aid. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. [from bay, an inclosed place.]To encompass about; to shut in.

   We are at the stake,
   And bay’d about with many enemies. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bay

   A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action.A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay, an estuary of the Susquehanna River. Bays may also be nested within each other; for example, James Bay is an arm of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. Some large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology.The land surrounding a bay often reduces the strength of winds and blocks waves. Bays may have as wide a variety of shoreline characteristics as other shorelines. In some cases, bays have beaches, which "are usually characterized by a steep upper foreshore with a broad, flat fronting terrace". Bays were significant in the history of human settlement because they provided safe places for fishing. Later they were important in the development of sea trade as the safe anchorage they provide encouraged their selection as ports.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bay

   A bay is a body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea. It is typically smaller and less enclosed than a gulf. They are formed either by coastal erosion or local tectonic changes causing sea levels to rise. Bays can provide calm waters for ports and harbors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bayadjective

   reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses

2. Baynoun

   an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character

3. Baynoun

   a small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc

4. Baynoun

   a recess or indentation shaped like a bay

5. Baynoun

   a principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers

6. Baynoun

   a compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks

7. Baynoun

   a kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay

8. Baynoun

   a berry, particularly of the laurel

9. Baynoun

   the laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel

10. Baynoun

    a tract covered with bay trees

11. Bayverb

    to bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game

12. Bayverb

    to bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear

13. Bayverb

    deep-toned, prolonged barking

14. Bayverb

    a state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible

15. Bayverb

    to bathe

16. Baynoun

    a bank or dam to keep back water

17. Bayverb

    to dam, as water; -- with up or back

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bay

   Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds. The black areas of a bay horse's hair coat are called "black points", and without them, a horse cannot be a bay. Black points may sometimes be covered by white markings, however such markings do not alter a horse's classification as "bay". Bay horses have dark skin, except under white markings, where the skin is pink. Bay is genetically a base color and the addition of other genes creates many additional coat colors. While the basic concepts behind bay coloring are fairly simple, the genes themselves and the mechanisms that cause shade variations within the bay family are quite complex and, at times, disputed.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bay

   bā, adj. reddish brown inclining to chestnut.—n. elliptical for 'bay-horse.'—n. Bayard (bā′ard), a bay-horse: a name for any horse generally, from 'Bayard,' the famous bay-coloured magic horse given to Renaud by Charlemagne: a man recklessly blind to danger: a fellow bold in his ignorance: a type of the knight, from Bayard (1476-1524), 'the knight without fear and without reproach.' [Fr. bai—L. badius, chestnut-coloured.]

2. Bay

   bā, n. an inlet of the sea with a wider opening than a gulf: an inward bend of the shore. [Fr. baie—Low L. baia, a harbour.]

3. Bay

   bā, n. the laurel-tree: (pl.) an honorary garland or crown of victory, originally of laurel: literary renown.—ns. Bay′berry; Bay′-rum, an aromatic stimulant used for the skin and hair, and prepared by distilling the leaves of the bay-berry (Pimenta acris) with rum, or otherwise mixing the volatile oil of the leaves with alcohol. [O. Fr. baie, a berry—L. baca.]

4. Bay

   bā, n. barking, baying (esp. of a dog when in pursuit): the combined cry of hounds in conflict with a hunted animal: used often of the last stand of a hunted animal when it faces the hounds at close quarters.—v.i. to bark (esp. of large dogs).—v.t. to bark at: to utter by baying: to follow with barking: to bring to bay.—To hold, keep at bay, said of the hunted animal; To stand, be, at bay, at close quarters. [These senses show a confusion of two distinct words, according to Murray: (1) to hold at bay = O. Fr. tenir a bay = It. tenere a bada, bay, bada, denoting the suspense indicated by the open mouth; (2) in the phrase 'to stand at bay,' the word points to O. Fr. abai, barking, bayer, to bark.]

5. Bay

   Baye, bā, v.t. (Spens.) to bathe.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bay

   The fore-part of a ship between decks, before the bitts (see SICK-BAY). Foremost messing-places between decks in ships of war.

2. bay

   An inlet of the sea formed by the curvature of the land between two capes or headlands, often used synonymously with gulf; though, in strict accuracy, the term should be applied only to those large recesses which are wider from cape to cape than they are deep. Exposed to sea-winds, a bay is mostly insecure. A bay is distinguished from a bend, as that a vessel may not be able to fetch out on either tack, and is embayed. A bay has proportionably a wider entrance than either a gulf or haven; a creek has usually a small inlet, and is always much less than a bay.

3. bay

   Laurel; hence crowned with bays.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bay

   A body of water with land in the area.

   The local bay area was beautiful day and night.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

2. ---

   bay

   A defined space allocated for a specific purpose.

   There are parking bays in the shopping center and cargo bays in the airport for the unloading of cargo and truck bays in the logistics center.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 18, 2016  

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1. BAY

   What does BAY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BAY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bay is ranked #5477 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bay surname appeared 6,350 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Bay.
   
   83% or 5,273 total occurrences were White.
   5.3% or 337 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.1% or 329 total occurrences were Black.
   4.2% or 267 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 109 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 35 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Body Of Water
   • Compartment
   • Cry
   • Laurel
   • Recess
   • Sea
   • Utter

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bay' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2958

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bay' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4566

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bay' in Nouns Frequency: #1194

Anagrams for Bay »

1. aby

How to pronounce Bay?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bay in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bay in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bay in a Sentence

1. Bay County Jail:

   There's hundreds, hundreds of people standing there -- watching, looking, seeing, hearing what's going on, and yet our culture and our society and our young people have got to the point where obviously this is acceptable somewhere. I will tell you it is not acceptable in Bay County.

2. Bill Payne:

   That hardened approach, where everybody's in enclosed little silos, is not what we're attempting to do, we're more interested in keeping the perpetrator or attacker at bay so the first responders can arrive in time.

3. Paulo Saldiva:

   A lot of attention has been paid to Rio's water pollution, but far more people die because of air pollution than the water, you are not obligated to drink water from Guanabara Bay but you must breathe Rio's air.

4. Steven Stamkos:

   Whoever had Tampa Bay Lightning money line down 6-3, he’s probably pretty happy right, i don’t know how to explain that one. That was a weird game.

5. Pablo Escobar:

   Haji Bashir Noorzai, currently serving a life sentence in the United States, for all the Americans was possible. Instead, Bergdahl was traded for five senior Taliban leaders who had been serving indefinite sentences at the U.S. military’s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a deal he said had been rejected by senior U.S. officials years ago. My team had a difficult mission and I used all legal means available to recover the hostages. You, the Congress, were my last resort, i am before you because I did my duty and you need to ensure all in uniform can go on doing their duty without fear of reprisal. He said he is being retaliated against because the FBI and others were angry when Duncan Hunter revealed the Defense Department had tried to pay a ransom for Bergdahl, which is against U.S. law. Jason Amerine said Jason Amerine drew their ire when Duncan Hunter submitted a complaint to the Inspector General alleging an.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bay
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bay
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bay
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bay
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bay
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bay
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Bay
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html