Antonyms for
bay
A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
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All Definitions for Bay

Below are all the dictionary definitions of bay:

1A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
2A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.
3Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
4Of a reddish-brown colour.
5A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
6A horse of this color.
7The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
8To bark at
9Hence, to follow with barking
10To bring or drive to bay.
11To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
12Mahogany of species Swietenia macrophylla obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
13A bank or dam to keep back water.
14A tract covered with bay trees.
15An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
16An internal recess
17A compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
18A display unit in a shop or store, especially a large metal one
19The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
20Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
21A bay platform.
22A bay window.
23A room for editing video footage or physical film.
24A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
25To howl.
26The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
27The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor
28Hence, fame, victory.
29A berry.
30A surname
31A region of Somalia.
32Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay: a bay of the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. [(geography) A large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, which gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area.]
33Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area (metropolitan area in California): a geographic region of California, United States. [A region of California, United States The nine or twelve counties surrounding the city of San Francisco.]

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