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- [bey]
- /beɪ/
- /beɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bey]
- /beɪ/
Definitions of bay word
- countable noun bay A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards. 3
- countable noun bay A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. 3
- countable noun bay On an aircraft or ship, a bay is a section that is used for carrying cargo or equipment. 3
- countable noun bay A bay is an area of a room which extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house. 3
- adjective bay A bay horse is reddish-brown in colour. 3
- verb bay If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished. 3
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Origin of bay
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English baye < Middle French baie < Medieval Latin, Late Latin bāia, perhaps by back formation from Latin Bāiae name of a spa on the Bay of Naples
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Parts of speech for Bay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bay
noun bay
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- inlet — an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- gulf — a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
adjective bay
- hazel — a female given name.
- umber — an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- mahogany — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
- puce — of a dark or brownish purple.
- russet — yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
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