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What does bay mean?

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