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bay 1
(bā)n.
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.]
bay 2
(bā)n.
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. Computers A drive bay.
[Middle English, from Old French baie, from baer, to open up, gape, from Vulgar Latin *batāre, to yawn, gape, from Late Latin bat, onomatopoeic word imitative of a yawn.]
bay 3
(bā)adj.
Reddish-brown: a bay colt.
n.
1. A reddish brown.
2. A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.
[Middle English bai, from Old French, from Latin badius, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish buide, yellow.]
bay 4
(bā)n.
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, the cornering of a hunted animal by barking dogs, from Old French, from abaier, to bark; akin to Italian abbaiare and Occitan abaiar, all ultimately of imitative origin. Verb, from Middle English baien, to bark, from abaien, from Old French abaier.]
bay 5
(bā)n.
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. often bays Honor; renown.
[Middle English, from Old French baie, berry, from Latin bāca.]
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bay
(beɪ)n
1. (Physical Geography) a wide semicircular indentation of a shoreline, esp between two headlands or peninsulas
2. (Physical Geography) an extension of lowland into hills that partly surround it
3. (Physical Geography) US an extension of prairie into woodland
[C14: from Old French baie, perhaps from Old French baer to gape, from Medieval Latin batāre to yawn]
bay
(beɪ)n
1. (Architecture) an alcove or recess in a wall
2. any partly enclosed compartment, as one in which hay is stored in a barn
3. (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. (Aeronautics) a compartment in an aircraft, esp one used for a specified purpose: the bomb bay.
6. (Nautical Terms) nautical a compartment in the forward part of a ship between decks, often used as the ship's hospital
7. (Railways) Brit a tracked recess in the platform of a railway station, esp one forming the terminus of a branch line
[C14: from Old French baee gap or recess in a wall, from baer to gape; see bay1]
bay
(beɪ)n
1. a deep howl or growl, esp of a hound on the scent
2. 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.
3. (Military) bring to bay to force into a position from which retreat is impossible
vb
4. (intr) to howl (at) in deep prolonged tones
5. (tr) to utter in a loud prolonged tone
6. (tr) to drive to or hold at bay
[C13: from Old French abaiier to bark, of imitative origin]
bay
(beɪ)n
1. (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 laurel1
2. (Plants) any of various other trees with strongly aromatic leaves used in cooking, esp a member of the genera Myrica or Pimenta
3. (Plants) any of several magnolias. See sweet bay
4. (Plants) any of certain other trees or shrubs, esp bayberry
5. (Horticulture) (plural) a wreath of bay leaves. See laurel6
[C14: from Old French baie laurel berry, from Latin bāca berry]
bay
(beɪ)n
1. (Colours)
a. a moderate reddish-brown colour
b. (as adjective): a bay horse.
2. an animal of this colour, esp a horse
[C14: from Old French bai, from Latin badius]
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bay1
(beɪ)n.
1. a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
2. a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills.
3. an arm of a prairie or swamp, extending into woods.
[1350–1400; Middle English baye < Middle French baie < Medieval Latin, Late Latin bāia, perhaps by back formation from Latin Bāiae name of a spa on the Bay of Naples]
bay2
(beɪ)n.
1.
a. any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior, wall, etc., defined by columns, vaulting, or the like.
b. a recess in a wall, usu. containing a window.
2.
a. any portion of an airplane set off by two successive bulkheads or other bracing members.
b. a compartment in an aircraft: a cargo bay.
3. a compartment in a barn for storing hay.
4. Also called drive bay. an open compartment in the console housing a computer's CPU in which a disk drive, tape drive, etc., may be installed.
5. sick bay.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French baee an opening in a wall, derivative of baer to gape]
bay3
(beɪ)n., v. bayed, bay•ing. n.
1. a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
2. the position of an animal that is forced to face and resist pursuers, or of a person forced to face a foe or difficulty: Hounds held the stag at bay.
3. the position of the pursuers or foe thus kept off: The bear kept the hunters at bay.
v.i. 4. to howl, esp. with a deep, prolonged sound: a hound baying at the moon.
v.t. 5. to assail with deep, prolonged howling.
6. to express by howling.
7. to bring to or to hold at bay.
[1250–1300; Middle English, aph. variant of abay < Anglo-French; dial. Old French abai barking, derivative of abaier to bark, of imitative orig.]
bay4
(beɪ)n.
2. Also called bayberry. a tropical American shrub, Pimentaracemosa, of the myrtle family, having aromatic leaves that are used in making bay oil and bay rum.
3. any of various laurellike trees or shrubs.
4. an honorary garland or crown bestowed for military victory, literary excellence, etc.
5. bays, fame; renown.
[1350–1400; Middle English bai(e), Old English beg- < Latin bāca, bacca berry]
bay5
(beɪ)n.
1. a horse having a reddish-brown body and black mane, tail, and lower legs.
2. reddish brown.
adj. 3. (esp. of a horse) reddish-brown.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French bai < Latin badius; compare Old Irish buide yellow]
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bay
(bā) A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf.
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bay
Past participle: bayed
Gerund: baying
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bay
A wide inlet in a sea or lake, but smaller than a gulf.
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| Noun | 1. |  bay - an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulfbight - 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 victorsbay 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 | |
| 7. |  bay - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown colorEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | |
| Verb | 1. | bay - utter in deep prolonged tones |
| 2. |  bay - bark with prolonged noises, of dogsbark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  bay - (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color |
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bay
1noun 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 Baybay
2noun recess, opening, corner, niche, compartment, nook, alcove, embrasure Someone had placed the device in a loading bay behind the shop.
bay
3verb 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.
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Translations
إكْليل الغارحُجَيْرَهخَلِيجخَليج، شَرْمكَسْتَنائي اللوْن
zálivzátokahnědákkaštanovýkóje
bugthylelaurbærrødbrunvig
lahtisyvennyslaakerinlehtilaakeripuu
zaljev
pej
bás; útskotflóigeltajarpurlárviîur
湾
만
bērslauru kokslīcisnišaposms
kója
zaliv
buktlager
อ่าว
vịnh
bay
1 [beɪ] N (Geog) → bahía f; (small) → abra f; (very large) → golfo mthe Bay of Biscay → el Golfo de Vizcaya
bay
2 [beɪ]A. N
2. (for parking) → parking m, área f de aparcamiento or (LAm) estacionamiento; (for loading) → área f de carga
3. (Rail) → nave f
bay
3 [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
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)
to keep or hold sth/sb at bay (fig) → mantener algo/a algn a raya
to bring to bay (Hunting) → acorralar (also fig)
bay
4 [beɪ]A. ADJ [horse] → bayo
bay
5 [beɪ]A. N (Bot) → laurel m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bay
[ˈbeɪ] n [sea] → baie f
(= 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
to keep sth at bay [+ colds, illness] → protéger contre qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bay
:bay rum
n → Pimentöl nt
bay tree
n → Lorbeerbaum m
bay window
n → Erkerfenster nt
bay
1bay
2n (Bot) → Lorbeer(baum) m
bay
3bay
4n (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
bay
5adj horse → (kastanien)braun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bay
1 [beɪ] n (Geog) → baiathe Bay of Biscay → il golfo di Biscaglia
bay
2 [beɪ] na. (Archit) → campata
bay
3 [beɪ]bay
4 [beɪ] adj (horse) → baio/abay
5 [beɪ] n (also bay tree) → alloroCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bay1
(bei) noun a wide inward bend of a coastline. anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.
bay2
(bei) noun a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose. a bay in a library.
bay window a window jutting out from a room.
bay3
(bei) adjective (of horses) reddish-brown in colour.
(bei) noun (also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.
(bei) verb (especially of large dogs) to bark. The hounds bayed at the fox.
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bay
→ خَلِيج záliv bugt Bucht κόλπος bahía lahti baie zaljev baia 湾 만 baai bukt zatoka baía бухта bukt อ่าว körfez vịnh 海湾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009