bay

1. a. Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses. Source: opted

2. n. An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. A recess or indentation shaped like a bay. Source: opted

5. n. 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. Source: opted

6. n. A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks. Source: opted

7. n. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay. Source: opted

8. n. A berry, particularly of the laurel. Source: opted

9. n. 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. Source: opted

10. n. A tract covered with bay trees. Source: opted

11. v. i. To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game. Source: opted

12. v. t. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear. Source: opted

13. v. i. Deep-toned, prolonged barking. Source: opted

14. v. i. A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible. Source: opted

15. v. t. To bathe. Source: opted

16. n. A bank or dam to keep back water. Source: opted

17. v. t. To dam, as water; -- with up or back. Source: opted

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