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

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.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. a recess or indentation shaped like a bay.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   5. a compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in
      the stalks.
      1913 webster

   6. a kind of mahogany obtained from campeachy bay.
      1913 webster

   sick bay, in vessels of war, that part of a deck
      appropriated to the use of the sick. --totten.
      1913 webster
see also:
sick bay 

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

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.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
bay cat felis aurata bay lynx lynx lynx felis rufa lynx rufa 

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

bay \bay\, v. i. imp.  p. p. bayed b=ad; 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.
   1913 webster

         the hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed. --dryden.
   1913 webster
see also:
bayed baying 

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

bay \bay\, v. t.
   to bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive
   to bay; as, to bay the bear. --shak.
   1913 webster

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

bay \bay\, n. see bay, v. i.
   1. deep-toned, prolonged barking. "the bay of curs."
      --cowper.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            the most terrible evils are just kept at bay by
            incessant efforts.                    --i. taylor
      1913 webster
see also:
bay 

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

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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            the patriot's honors and the poet's bays.
                                                  --trumbull.
      1913 webster

   3. a tract covered with bay trees. local, u. s.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
laurus nobilis bay leaf 

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

bay \bay\, v. t. cf. oe. baewen to bathe, and g. baumhen to
   foment.
   to bathe. obs. --spenser.
   1913 webster

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

bay \bay\, n.
   a bank or dam to keep back water.
   1913 webster

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

bay \bay\, v. t.
   to dam, as water; -- with up or back.
   1913 webster

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

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.
        wordnet 1.5

   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
      wordnet 1.5

   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; huedpostnominal; magenta;
         maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
         sea-green also see: chromatic, colored, dark,
         light.

   syn: colored, coloured, in colorpredicate.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
colorless changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot deep, rich flaming fluorescent, glowing prismatic 
psychedelic red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled dull brave, fine, gay, glorious flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained 
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty picturesque monochrome 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 huedpostnominal magenta maroon 
pea-green russet sage, sage-green sea-green chromatic 
colored dark light 

[11] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bay
     adj : 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
     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 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
     7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
     v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones
     2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs syn: quest
see also:
true laurel bay laurel bay tree laurus nobilis alcove quest 

[12] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

269 moby thesaurus words for "bay":
   old mug, titian, accolade, adust, alcove, archives, arm, armlet,
   armory, arsenal, attic, auburn, award, badge, bank, bark, basement,
   bawl, bay window, bay-colored, bayard, bayou, bays, beep, bell,
   bellow, belt, bight, bin, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, blow,
   blow the horn, boca, bonded warehouse, bookcase, bow window, box,
   bray, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, brownish-red,
   buckskin, bugle, bunker, buttery, calico pony, call, cargo dock,
   carrel, casement, casement window, castaneous, caterwaul, cellar,
   chaplet, chest, chestnut, chestnut-brown, civic crown, clarion,
   closet, conservatory, copper, copper-colored, coppery, corner,
   cove, cranny, crate, creek, crib, crown, cry, cubby, cubbyhole,
   cubicle, cup, cupboard, cupreous, dapple-gray, decoration,
   depository, depot, distinction, dock, drawer, dump, dun, estuary,
   euripus, exchequer, fan window, fanfare, fanlight, ferruginous,
   fjord, flourish of trumpets, foxy, frith, garland, give tongue,
   give voice, glory hole, godown, gray, grille, grizzle, gulf, gut,
   harbor, henna, hold, honk, howl, hutch, inglenook, inlet, kudos,
   kyle, lancet window, lantern, lattice, laurel, laurels, library,
   light, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, loch, locker,
   louver window, loving cup, low, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin,
   magazine, mahogany, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mouth, narrow,
   narrow seas, narrows, natural harbor, neigh, niche, nicker, nook,
   oriel, paint, painted pony, palm, palms, pane, peal,
   picture window, piebald, pinto, pipe, pitchhole, port, porthole,
   pot, pule, quest, rack, reach, recess, recession, reddish-brown,
   repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, road, roads, roadstead,
   roan, roar, roomlet, rose window, rubiginous, rufous, russet,
   russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, screak, scream, screech, shelf,
   shriek, skewbald, skylight, slough, snuggery, sorrel, sound,
   sound a tattoo, sound taps, squall, squeak, squeal, stack,
   stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom,
   strait, straits, sunburned, supply base, supply depot, tank,
   tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara, tattoo, terra-cotta, toot,
   tootle, transom, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, troat,
   trophy, trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet call, tweedle, ululate,
   vat, vault, wail, warehouse, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle,
   wicket, wind, window, window bay, window glass, windowpane,
   wine cellar, wreath, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl

[13] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

bay
     
         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 in desktop mode or to
        charge their batteries, print, or connect to the office
        network, etc.
     
        1999-01-11
     
     
see also:
disk drive docking station notebook computer laptop computer 

[14] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

bay
   denotes the estuary of the dead sea at the mouth of the jordan
   josh. 15:5; 18:19, also the southern extremity of the same sea
   15:2. the same hebrew word is rendered "tongue" in isa. 11:15,
   where it is used with reference to the forked mouths of the
   nile.
   
     bay in zech. 6:3, 7 denotes the colour of horses, but the
   original hebrew means strong, and is here used rather to
   describe the horses as fleet or spirited.
   

[15] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

bay, ar city, fips 4180
  location: 35.74003 n, 90.55919 w
  population 1990: 1660 631 housing units
  area: 4.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 72411
bay, mo
  zip codes: 65041

[16] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

bay -- u.s. county in michigan
   population 2000:    110157
   housing units 2000: 46423
   land area 2000:     444.245963 sq. miles 1150.591713 sq. km
   water area 2000:    186.659954 sq. miles 483.447041 sq. km
   total area 2000:    630.905917 sq. miles 1634.038754 sq. km
   located within:       michigan mi, fips 26
   location:             43.636656 n, 83.917406 w
   headwords:
    bay
    bay, mi
    bay county
    bay county, mi

[17] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

bay -- u.s. county in florida
   population 2000:    148217
   housing units 2000: 78435
   land area 2000:     763.678148 sq. miles 1977.917239 sq. km
   water area 2000:    269.596823 sq. miles 698.252537 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1033.274971 sq. miles 2676.169776 sq. km
   located within:       florida fl, fips 12
   location:             30.219170 n, 85.638788 w
   headwords:
    bay
    bay, fl
    bay county
    bay county, fl

[18] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

bay, ar -- u.s. city in arkansas
   population 2000:    1800
   housing units 2000: 734
   land area 2000:     3.354006 sq. miles 8.686836 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.354006 sq. miles 8.686836 sq. km
   fips code:            04180
   located within:       arkansas ar, fips 05
   location:             35.745157 n, 90.562777 w
   zip codes 1990:     72411
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bay, ar
    bay

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