Definition of bay

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Bay (n.) 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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Bayberry :: Bayberry (n.) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris).
Myrica :: Myrica (n.) A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called..
Bayou :: Bayou (n.) An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind..
Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..
Candleberry Tree :: Candleberry tree () A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry..
Rubican :: Rubican (a.) Colored a prevailing red, bay, or black, with flecks of white or gray especially on the flanks; -- said of horses..
Parry :: Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter..
Disembay :: Disembay (v. t.) To clear from a bay.
Waxberry :: Waxberry (n.) The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree..
Bay :: Bay (v. t.) To dam, as water; -- with up or back..
Candy :: Candy (n.) A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds..
Rosebay :: Rosebay (n.) An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called also great willow herb..
Embay :: Embay (v. t.) To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay..
Narragansetts :: Narragansetts (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
Bay Tree :: Bay tree () A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
Bay-antler :: Bay-antler (n.) The second tine of a stag's horn. See under Antler.
Main :: Main (v.) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean..
Rosebay :: Rosebay (n.) Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron.
Bilalo :: Bilalo (n.) A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila..
Bight :: Bight (v.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin..
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