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Synonyms for bay
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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. bay, embaymentnoun

    an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncolored, uncoloured

  2. baynoun

    the sound of a hound on the scent

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncolored, uncoloured

  3. true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilisnoun

    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

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncolored, uncoloured

  4. baynoun

    a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital

    "they put him in the sick bay"

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncoloured, uncolored

  5. baynoun

    a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose

    "he opened the bomb bay"

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncoloured, uncolored

  6. alcove, baynoun

    a small recess opening off a larger room

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncoloured, uncolored

  7. bayadjective

    a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

    Synonyms:
    bay tree, true laurel, embayment, alcove, bay laurel

    Antonyms:
    uncolored, uncoloured

  8. bayverb

    (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

    Antonyms:
    uncoloured, uncolored

  9. bayverb

    utter in deep prolonged tones

    Synonyms:
    quest

    Antonyms:
    uncolored, uncoloured

  10. bay, questverb

    bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

    Synonyms:
    quest, request, call for, bespeak

    Antonyms:
    uncolored, uncoloured

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. yapped

    yap means to give a sharp, shrill bark.

    "the monster yapped at the woman."

    Submitted by MagicalMissM on September 23, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bayadjective

    Synonyms:
    reddish-brown

  2. baynoun

    Synonyms:
    bight, inlet of the sea

  3. baynoun

    Synonyms:
    recess (as in a room), opening

  4. baynoun

    Synonyms:
    compartment

  5. baynoun

    Synonyms:
    bay-tree, laurel-tree (laurus nobilis)

  6. bayverb

    Synonyms:
    bark

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. baynoun

    Synonyms:
    bight, frith, estuary, fiord, bayou, recess, alcove, sinus, oriel (bay window), bay-tree, sweet laurel, last resort, desperation

  2. baynoun

    Synonyms:
    honors, garland, renown

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "bay":

    wan, baie, bahia, gulf, compartment, bays, berries, baia, raya

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How to use bay in a sentence?

  1. Leonard Rubenstein:

    The order represents a recognition that Guantanamo Bay commanders were demanding activities by psychologists incompatible with the ethics of the psychological profession, that is not the end of the story regarding health professional participation in interrogation, though, as the directives that establish standards for health professionals throughout the military and which allow health professional participation in interrogation remain in place.

  2. Joshua Varghese:

    Hudson's Bay should focus on having fewer stores, if that means selling certain brands, then so be it. Lord & Taylor does make sense.

  3. Chris Cuomo:

    Any confidence the world had in our country is now, ummm, gone, saigon, circa 1975, steroids, and former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta, yeah, rightly calling it Biden’s Bay of Pigs and thanks to the actions of our derelict, low-functioning president … the absolute worst-case scenario has been playing out before our eyes.

  4. Justin Rose:

    I'm into a run of golf now. There's a block of work starting this week, there's no way to fake it around Bay Hill. The rough's pretty thick, generally greens are quite firm which requires pin-point iron shots. There are a lot of intimidating looking shots.

  5. Robert Casey:

    Everything about their marketing from the design of their stores, to the lavish runway shows, to the Michael Bay directed commercials, to the jewel encrusted fantasy bras showcases an over the top, heightened sense of the reality, their price point and extensive locations appeal to the average woman, but nothing about their marketing has ever presumed to have any relation to an average woman.


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