bays
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/beɪz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A berry.
- Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
- Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
- (in the plural) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
noun
- A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
- A bank or dam to keep back water.
noun
- An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
- An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
- The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
- Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
noun
- The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
- (by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
- A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
verb
- To howl.
- To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.“to bay the bear”
- To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
noun
- A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
- A horse of this color.
noun
- Baize.
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