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bay¹ (b

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1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea: the Bay of Biscay.

2. An area of land, such as an arm of prairie partially enclosed by woodland, that resembles in shape or formation a partially enclosed body of water.

[Middle English, from Old French baie, perhaps from baer, to open out, gape; see bay².]

bay² (b

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1. Architecture A part of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as columns or pilasters: an arcade divided into ten bays.

2. Architecture

a. A bay window.

b. An opening or recess in a wall.

3. A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose: a cargo bay; an engine bay.

4. A sickbay.

5. Computer Science A drive bay.

[Middle English, from Old French baee, an opening, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badre.]

bay³ (b

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adj.

Reddish-brown: a bay colt.

1. A reddish brown.

2. A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.

[Middle English, from Old French bai, from Latin badius.]

bay⁴ (b

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1. A deep, prolonged bark, such as the sound made by hounds.

2. The position of one cornered by pursuers and forced to turn and fight at close quarters: The hunters brought their quarry to bay.

3. The position of having been checked or held at a distance: "He has seen the nuclear threat held at bay for 40 years" (Earl W. Foell).

v. bayed, bay·ing, bays

v.intr.

To utter a deep, prolonged bark.

v.tr.

1. To pursue or challenge with barking: "I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon" (Shakespeare).

2. To express by barking or howling: a mob baying its fury.

3. To bring to bay: "too big for the dogs which tried to bay it" (William Faulkner).

[Middle English, from abai, cornering a hunted animal, from Old French, from abaiier, to bark, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *abbaire : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *badre, to gape, yawn. V., from Middle English baien, to bark, from abaien, from Old French abaiier.]

bay⁵ (b

)

1. See laurel.

2. Any of certain other trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage, such as the California laurel.

3. A crown or wreath made especially of the leaves and branches of the laurel and given as a sign of honor or victory.

4. Honor; renown. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English, from Old French baie, berry, from Latin bca.]

bay¹

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wide semicircular indentation of a shoreline, esp between two headlands or peninsulas

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an extension of lowland into hills that partly surround it

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) US an extension of prairie into woodland

[from Old French baie, perhaps from Old French baer to gape, from Medieval Latin batāre to yawn]

bay²

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an alcove or recess in a wall

2. any partly enclosed compartment, as one in which hay is stored in a barn

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) See bay window

4. an area off a road in which vehicles may park or unload, esp one adjacent to a shop, factory, etc.

5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a compartment in an aircraft, esp one used for a specified purpose the bomb bay

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a compartment in the forward part of a ship between decks, often used as the ship's hospital

7. (Transport / Railways) Brit a tracked recess in the platform of a railway station, esp one forming the terminus of a branch line

[from Old French baee gap or recess in a wall, from baer to gape; see bay¹]

bay³

1. a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent

at bay

a. (of a person or animal) forced to turn and face attackers the dogs held the deer at bay

b. at a distance to keep a disease at bay

(Military)

bring to bay to force into a position from which retreat is impossible

1. (intr) to howl (at) in deep prolonged tones

2. (tr) to utter in a loud prolonged tone

3. (tr) to drive to or hold at bay

[from Old French abaiier to bark, of imitative origin]

bay⁴

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called bay laurel, sweet bay a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries See laurel [1]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other trees with strongly aromatic leaves used in cooking, esp a member of the genera Myrica or Pimenta

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several magnolias See sweet bay

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of certain other trees or shrubs, esp bayberry

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (plural) a wreath of bay leaves See laurel [6]

[from Old French baie laurel berry, from Latin bāca berry]

bay⁵

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a. a moderate reddish-brown colour

b. (as adjective) a bay horse

2. an animal of this colour, esp a horse

[from Old French bai, from Latin badius]

bay (b

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1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf.

2. A space in the cabinet of a personal computer where a storage device, such as a disk drive or CD-ROM drive, can be installed.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	bay - an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf embayment bight - a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" Guantanamo Bay - an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903 sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	2.	bay - the sound of a hound on the scent cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
	3.	bay - 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 bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel bay leaf - dried leaf of the bay laurel laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family genus Laurus, Laurus - small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
	4.	bay - a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	5.	bay - a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" aircraft - a vehicle that can fly compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
	6.	bay - a small recess opening off a larger room alcove carrell, cubicle, carrel, stall - small individual study area in a library niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented
	7.	bay - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Verb	1.	bay - utter in deep prolonged tones mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	bay - bark with prolonged noises, of dogs quest bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
Adj.	1.	bay - (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

bay¹

noun inlet, sound, gulf, entrance, creek, cove, fjord, arm (of the sea), bight, ingress, natural harbour, sea loch (Scot.), firth or frith (Scot.) a short ferry ride across the bay

Bays

Aboukir or Abukir Bay, Bay of Acre, Algoa Bay, Ariake Bay, Baffin Bay, Bay of Bengal, Bay of Biscay, Biscayne Bay, Bombetoka Bay, Botany Bay, Buzzards Bay, Bay of Cádiz, Caernarvon Bay, Callao Bay, Bay of Campeche, Cape Cod Bay, Cardigan Bay, Carmarthen Bay, Casco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Cienfuegos Bay, Colwyn Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Delagoa Bay, Delaware Bay, Discovery Bay, Dublin Bay, Dundalk Bay, Dvina Bay, Encounter Bay, Bay of Espírito Santo, False Bay, Famagusta Bay, Florida Bay, Bay of Fundy, Galway Bay, Bay of Gdansk, Georgian Bay, Bay of Gibraltar, Guanabara Bay, Guantánamo Bay, Hangzhou Bay, Hawke Bay, Hudson Bay, Inhambane Bay, Ise Bay, James Bay, Jervis Bay, Jiazhou Bay, Bay of Kaválla, Korea Bay, Kuskokwim Bay, Lobito Bay, Lützow-Holm Bay, Magdalena Bay, Manila Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Milne Bay, Mobile Bay, Montego Bay, Morecambe Bay, Moreton Bay, Narragansett Bay, Newark Bay, Bay of Naples, New York Bay, Omura Bay, Osaka Bay, Passamaquoddy Bay, Bay of Pigs, Bay of Plenty, Port Phillip Bay, Poverty Bay, Quiberon Bay, San Francisco Bay, San Pedro Bay, Santiago Bay, Setúbal Bay, Sligo Bay, St Austell Bay, Bay of St Michel, Swansea Bay, Table Bay, Tampa Bay, Tasman Bay, Thunder Bay, Tokyo Bay, Toyama Bay, Tralee Bay, Bay of Trincomalee, Ungava Bay, Urado Bay, Vigo Bay, Bay of Vlorë, Vyborg Bay, Walvis or Walfish Bay, Whitley Bay, Wick Bay

bay²

noun recess, opening, corner, niche, compartment, nook, alcove, embrasure Someone had placed the device in a loading bay behind the shop.

bay³

verb howl, cry, roar (used of hounds), bark, lament, cry out, wail, growl, bellow, quest, bell, clamour, yelp A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon.

noun cry, bell, roar (used of hounds), quest, bark, lament, howl, wail, growl, bellow, clamour, yelp She trembled at the bay of the dogs.

at bay away, off, at arm's length Eating oranges keeps colds at bay.

Translations

bay¹ [beɪ] N (Geog) → bahía f; (small) → abra f; (very large) → golfo m
the Bay of Biscay → el Golfo de Vizcaya

bay² [beɪ]

A. N

1. (Archit) (between two walls) → crujía f (also bay window) → ventana f salediza

2. (for parking) → parking m, área f de aparcamiento or (LAm) estacionamiento; (for loading) → área f de carga

3. (Rail) → nave f

B. CPD bay window N → ventana f salediza

bay³ [beɪ]

A. VI [dog] → aullar (at a) to bay for blood (Brit) → clamar venganza
to bay for sb's blood (Brit) → pedir la cabeza de algn

B. N

1. (= bark) → aullido m

2. at bay (Hunting) → acorralado(also fig)
to keep or hold sth/sb at bay (fig) → mantener algo/a algn a raya
to bring to bay (Hunting) → acorralar(also fig)

bay⁴ [beɪ]

A. ADJ [horse] → bayo

B. N → caballo m bayo

bay⁵ [beɪ]

A. N (Bot) → laurel m

B. CPD bay leaf N → (hoja f de) laurel m
bay rum N → ron m de laurel or de malagueta

bay [ˈbeɪ] n

[sea] → baie f

(British) (= space) (for parking) → place f de stationnement
loading bay → aire f de chargement

(= horse) → bai(e) m/f

to hold sb at bay, to keep sb at bay → tenir qn à distance
to keep sth at bay [+ colds, illness] → protéger contre qch

(also bay tree) → laurier m
bay leaf n → feuille f de laurier

bay:

bay rum

n → Pimentöl nt

bay tree

n → Lorbeerbaum m

bay window

n → Erkerfenster nt

bay¹

n → Bucht f; (of sea also) → Bai f; Hudson Bay → die Hudsonbai

bay²

n (Bot) → Lorbeer(baum) m

bay³

(Archit) → Erker m

(= loading bay) → Ladeplatz m; (= parking bay) → Parkbucht f; (Rail) → Abstellgleis nt

(Aviat: = bomb bay) → Bombenschacht m

(= sick bay) → (Kranken)revier nt

bay⁴

n (of dogs) → Bellen nt no pl; (Hunt) → Melden nt no pl; to bring to/be at bay (fig) → in die Enge treiben/getrieben sein; to have somebody at bay (fig) → jdn in der Zange haben (inf); to keep or hold somebody/something at bay → jdn/etw in Schach halten

vi → bellen; (Hunt also) → melden; to bay at the moon → den Mond anbellen or anheulen; to bay for blood → Vergeltung fordern; to bay for somebody’s blood → jds Kopf fordern

bay⁵

adj horse → (kastanien)braun

n (= horse) → Braune(r) m; red bay → rötlicher Brauner

bay¹ [beɪ] n (Geog) → baia
the Bay of Biscay → il golfo di Biscaglia

bay² [beɪ] n

a. (Archit) → campata

b. (Brit) (for parking) → piazzola di sosta; (for loading) → piazzale m di (sosta e) carico

bay² [beɪ] n

a. (Archit) → campata

b. (Brit) (for parking) → piazzola di sosta; (for loading) → piazzale m di (sosta e) carico

bay³ [beɪ]

1. vi (hound) → abbaiare, latrare

2. n (bark) → latrato
to keep sb/sth at bay (fig) → tenere a bada qn/qc

bay³ [beɪ]

1. vi (hound) → abbaiare, latrare

2. n (bark) → latrato
to keep sb/sth at bay (fig) → tenere a bada qn/qc

bay⁴ [beɪ] adj (horse) → baio/a

bay⁵ [beɪ] n (also bay tree) → alloro

bay¹

n bay [bei]

a wide inward bend of a coastline anchored in the bay; Botany Bay. baai خَليج، شَرْم залив záliv, zátoka bugt; vig die Bucht κόλπος bahía laht خلیج کوچک lahti baie מִפְרַץ खाड़ी zaljev öböl teluk flói baia 湾 만, 후미 įlanka līcis teluk baai bukt, vik zatoka baía golf залив, бухта záliv, zátoka zaliv zaliv vik, bukt อ่าว körfez 海灣 бухта خلیج ، کھاڑی vịnh 海湾

bay²

n bay [bei]

a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose a bay in a library. vak حُجَيْرَه(في مَكْتَبَه) помещение oddělení, kóje afdeling; bås die Abteilung ξεχωριστός χώρος για ειδικούς σκοπούς crujía orv, vaheruum اتاق فرعی؛ پستو syvennys travée פִּינָה, גוּמחָה खंबों के बीच का स्थान odjeljak fülke ruang terpisah bás; útskot vano, scompartimento 仕切った小間 베이(지주와 지주 사이의 벽 부분) sekcija, niša niša; posms kawasan nis avdeling; bås wnęka vão nişă ниша; отсек oddelenie, kója poseben oddelek odvojeni prostor avdelning, avbalkning เวิ้งในห้องระหว่างเสาสองต้น bölme, bölüm, kısım 隔間，隔出的區域 ніша دو ستونوں کے درمیان والی جگہ gian nhà 间隔；隔断部分

bay window

a window jutting out from a room. komvenster شَبّاك بارِز من حائِط еркер arkýřové okno karnap das Erkerfenster παράθυρο που προεξέχει ventana en saledizo eendaken پنجرۀ بیرون زده از دیوار ساختمان erkkeri fenêtre en saillie חַלוֹן גִזרָה कमरे से बाहर निकलती खिड़की izbojak zida s prozorom kiugró ablakfülke jendela menjorok útskotsgluggi bovindo 張り出し窓 퇴창, 내민창 erkeris erkers tingkap unjur erker karnapp okno wykuszowe marquise fereastră (ieşită în afară/arcuită) эркер arkierové okno izbočeno okno doksat burspråksfönster หน้าต่างกระจกบานใหญ่ที่ยื่นออกมาจากผนัง cumba 凸窗 еркер پاہر کو نکلی ہوئی کھڑکی cửa sổ lồi ra ngoài 凸窗

bay³

adj bay [bei]

(of horses) reddish-brown in colour. rooibruin كَسْتَنائي اللوْن червеникавокафяв kaštanově hnědý; hnědák rødbrun kastanietbrann κοκκινωπός (για άλογα) bayo kõrb قهوهای مایل به قرمز؛ کهر punaruskea bai סוּס חוּם-אֲדַמדַם लाख के रंग का घोड़ा crveno-smeđ pej (ló) kuda kecoklatan jarpur baio 鹿毛色の 적갈색, 밤색 bėras bērs (par zirgu) coklat kemerahan roodbruin rødbrun (hest) gniady baio murg гнедой gaštanový rdeče rjav crvenkastomrk brun ที่มีสีน้ำตาลแดง doru, kızıl 栗色的 гнідий سرخی مائل بھورا رنگ hồng 栗色的

[bei] n

(alsobay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths. lourierblaar إكْليل الغار лаврово дърво vavřín laurbær der Lorbeer δάφνη laurel loorberipuu گیاهانی که همیشه سبز هستند و از برگ آنها برای حلقه و تاج های یونانیان استفاده می شده laakeripuu laurier שִׂיח דַפנָה एक वृक्ष जिसकी पत्तियों का मुकुट या जयमाला बनाई जाती है lovor babér pohon salam lárviður lauro, alloro 月桂樹 월계수 lauras, lauramedis lauru koks pokok laurel laurier laurbær(tre/-blad) wawrzyn loureiro laur лавровое дерево vavrín lovor lovor lagerträd ต้นอบเชยเดือน defne ağacı 月桂樹 лаврове дерево ای درخت کا نام cây nguyệt quế 月桂树

[bei] v

(especially of large dogs) to bark The hounds bayed at the fox. blaf يَنْبَحُ ، يَعْوي лая štěkat hyle bellen γαβγίζω ladrar haukuma زوزه کشیدن؛ عو عو کردن haukkua aboyer לִנְבּוֹח (במיוחד כֶּלֶב גָדוֹל) भौंकना, शिकारी कुत्तों का भौंकना lajati ugat menyalak gelta abbaiare, latrare ほえる 짖는 소리 skalyti riet (par medību suņiem) menyalak blaffen bjeffe, gneldre ujadać ladrar a lătra лаять štekať lajati lajati skälla på, ställa [] เห่า; หอน uzun uzun havlamak …(尤指大型犬)吠叫 гавкати بھونکنا ، چلانا sủa 向...吠叫

bay → خليج břeh bugt Bucht κόλπος bahía lahti baie zaljev baia 湾 만 baai bukt zatoka baía бухта bukt อ่าว ต้นอบเชย körfez vịnh 海湾

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