bay

  • 51bay — bay1 noun a broad curved inlet of the sea. Origin ME: from OFr. baie, from Old Sp. bahia. bay2 (also bay laurel or sweet bay) noun an evergreen, purple berried Mediterranean shrub, with aromatic leaves that are used in cookery. [Laurus nobilis.]… …

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  • 52Bay — A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. It also usually has calm waters.A large bay may be called a gulf, sound or bight. A narrow bay may also be called a fjord if its sides are relatively steep. Any bay may contain fish and… …

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  • 53bay — 1. sif. qəd. Dövlətli, zəngin, varlı, bəy; böyük. Bay ilə yoxsul bənəm, yolçu ilə yol bənəm. Nəs.. Ey xublar içində tələti hüsn ilə bay olan! X.. Budu xahişləri kim, baxmayıb ağü bozuna; Eyləyim həcv bayü gədavü xanı. Q. Z.. Sənsən mahal… …

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  • 54bay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of a coast ADJECTIVE ▪ sheltered ▪ shallow ▪ sandy (esp. BrE) VERB + BAY ▪ overlook …

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  • 55bay — I n. 1) to hold, keep at bay 2) to bring to bay II v. (D; intr.) to bay at (the hounds were baying at the fox) * * * [beɪ] to bring to bay to hold. keep at bay (D; intr.) to bay at (the hounds were bayinp at the fox) …

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  • 56bay — There are no fewer than six distinct words bay in English. The ‘sea inlet’ [14] comes via Old French baie from Old Spanish bahia. Bay as in bay leaf [14] comes from a different Old French word baie, whose source was Latin bāca ‘berry’. The… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 57bay —    1) [ coast ]     a) A wide, curving open indentation, recess, or arm of a sea (e.g., Chesapeake Bay) or lake (e.g., Green Bay, WI) into the land or between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove [ coast ], and usually smaller than, but of… …

    Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • 58bay — There are no fewer than six distinct words bay in English. The ‘sea inlet’ [14] comes via Old French baie from Old Spanish bahia. Bay as in bay leaf [14] comes from a different Old French word baie, whose source was Latin bāca ‘berry’. The… …

    Word origins

  • 59bay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. estuary, bayou, fiord, sound; alcove, niche; inlet; laurel. See water, receptacle, concavity. at bay II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reddish brown, reddish, brownish red, castaneous, chestnut, rufous,… …

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  • 60bay — I (Qazax) xoşbəxt ◊ Bay olmax (Qazax) – xoşbəxt olmaq. – Səni görüm balaların bay olsun; – Pis adam bay olmasın II (Gəncə) ərköyün. – Kərim oğlunu çox bay böyüdür, sora munun zərəlini çəkəjəx’ …

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