| bay |  | |
| 1. s. (obsolete) A berry. | |
| 2. s. Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries. | |
| 3. s. Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb. | |
| 4. s. (in the now rare) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory. | |
| 5. s. (US, dialect) A tract covered with bay trees. | |
| 6. s. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico. | |
| 7. s. (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land. | |
| 8. s. A bank or dam to keep back water. | |
| 9. s. An opening in a wall, especially between two columns. | |
| 10. s. An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides. | |
| 11. s. The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof. | |
| 12. s. (nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships. | |
| 13. s. (rail transport) A bay platform. | |
| 14. s. A bay window. | |
| 15. s. The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked. | |
| 16. s. (by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey. | |
| 17. s. (figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible. | |
| 18. v. (intransitive) To howl. | |
| 19. v. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay. | |
| to bay the bear | |
| 20. v. To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds. | |
| 21. adj. Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses). | |
| 22. s. A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses. | |
| (color panel, 6F4E37) | |
| 23. s. A horse of this color. | |
