bay
    adj 1: (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 [syn: bay, embayment]
    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, 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,
       bay]
    7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
    v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones
    2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: bay, quest]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bay \Bay\, n.
   A bank or dam to keep back water.
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Bay \Bay\, v. t.
   To dam, as water; -- with up or back.
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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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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 as a desktop computer
   or to charge their batteries, print or connect to the office
   network, etc.

   (1999-01-11)

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 -- U.S. County in Michigan
   Population (2000):    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

Bay -- U.S. County in Florida
   Population (2000):    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

Bay, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    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