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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bay \Bay\, n.
A bank or dam to keep back water.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bay \Bay\, v. t.
To dam, as water; -- with up or back.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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WordNet 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]

Moby Dictionary
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

FOLDOC 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.

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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.

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 code(s): 72411 Bay, MO Zip code(s): 65041

Moby Dictionary 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

Moby Dictionary 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

Moby Dictionary 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