dictionary definitions for "bay"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bay
      adj 1: (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate
             reddish-brown color
      n 1: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but
           smaller than a gulf [syn: bay, embayment]
      2: the sound of a hound on the scent
      3: 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 [syn:
         true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, {Laurus
         nobilis}]
      4: a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a
         hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"
      5: a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose;
         "he opened the bomb bay"
      6: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: alcove,
         bay]
      7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
      v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones
      2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: bay, quest]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie, fr. LL. baia. Of uncertain origin: cf.
     Ir. & Gael. badh or bagh bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. baia,
     baiya, harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.]
     1. (Geog.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf,
        but of the same general character.
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     Note: The name is not used with much precision, and is often
           applied to large tracts of water, around which the land
           forms a curve; as, Hudson's Bay. The name is not
           restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance,
           but is used for any recess or inlet between capes or
           headlands; as, the Bay of Biscay.
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     2. 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.
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     3. A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.
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     4. 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.
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     5. A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in
        the stalks.
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     6. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.
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     Sick bay, in vessels of war, that part of a deck
        appropriated to the use of the sick. --Totten.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\ (b[=a]), a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown,
     chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.]
     Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
     color of horses.
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     Bay cat (Zool.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies
        (Felis aurata).
  
     Bay lynx (Zool.), the common American lynx (Lynx lynx,
        formerly Felis rufa or Lynx rufa).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bayed (b[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Baying.] [OE. bayen, abayen, OF. abaier, F. aboyer, to
     bark; of uncertain origin.]
     To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.
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           The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, v. t.
     To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive
     to bay; as, to bay the bear. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, n. [See Bay, v. i.]
     1. Deep-toned, prolonged barking. "The bay of curs."
        --Cowper.
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     2. [OE. bay, abay, OF. abai, F. aboi barking, pl. abois,
        prop. the extremity to which the stag is reduced when
        surrounded by the dogs, barking (aboyant); aux abois at
        bay.] A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a
        difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
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              Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. --Dryden.
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              The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by
              incessant efforts.                    --I. Taylor
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and
     other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a
     berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.]
     1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]
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     2. 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.
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              The patriot's honors and the poet's bays.
                                                    --Trumbull.
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     3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]
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     Bay leaf, the leaf of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis). It
        has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is used for
        flavoring in food.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, v. t. [Cf. OE. b[ae]wen to bathe, and G. b[aum]hen to
     foment.]
     To bathe. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, n.
     A bank or dam to keep back water.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bay \Bay\, v. t.
     To dam, as water; -- with up or back.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  colorful \colorful\ adj.
     1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
           shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
           prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
           empurpled}]
  
     Syn: colourful.
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     2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
        or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
        flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
        jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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     3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
        as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
        monochrome.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
           brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
           reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
           azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
           bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
           bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
           blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
           brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
           canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
           chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
           earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
           dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
           lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
           multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
           painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
           varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
           ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
           orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
           purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
           cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
           scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
           rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
           snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
           snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
           brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
           straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
           tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
           vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
           yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
           bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
           green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
           honey-colored}; {hued(postnominal)}; magenta;
           maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
           sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
           light.]
  
     Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:

  bay
  
     <hardware> (As in an aeroplane "cargo bay") A space in a
     cabinet into which a device of a certain size can be
     physically mounted and connected to power and data.
  
     Common examples are a "drive bay" into which a disk drive
     (usually either 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch) can be inserted or the
     space in a docking station where you insert a {notebook
     computer} or laptop computer to work as a desktop computer
     or to charge their batteries, print or connect to the office
     network, etc.
  
     (1999-01-11)
  


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