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What does the word bay mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To bark at; drive; bark hoarsely.

Part of speech: noun

A body of water partly enclosed by land; an arm of the sea.

Part of speech: noun

Any recess.

Part of speech: noun

A coarse mahogany. Baywood.

Part of speech: noun

The laurel- tree. Baytree.

Part of speech: noun

A laurel- wreath; poetic renown.

Part of speech: noun

A deep bark, as of dogs in hunting.

Part of speech: noun

The situation of a hunted creature compelled to turn on its pursuers.

Part of speech: noun

A large space in a barn for hay.

Part of speech: noun

A compartment or division between piers or columns.

Part of speech: adjective

Red- brown; said of horses.

Usage examples for bay

She struggled away from him, and stood at bay. – The Honorable Percival by Alice Hegan Rice
Had the bay horse stopped? – The Gold of Chickaree by Susan Warner
As their water was, however, running short, they at length stood into a small bay which offered a safe landing- place. – The Three Commanders by W.H.G. Kingston

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