bays

/beɪz/ · noun

Meaning

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

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