as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
the garage has three separate bays for cars
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as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the bay is a favorite cruising ground for weekend yachtsmen
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as in glory
usually bays plural
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of bay
Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
She’s trapped in a bay with no hope of climbing out.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
His small, high-browed face peers down calmly at the professors, who have launched into an unearthly cacophony of yapping, baying, and squealing 40 feet below.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Noun
The storm surge will be higher when squeezed into a bay like the one around Tampa or when a hurricane barrels head-on into the coast rather than at an angle.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
She’s trapped in a bay with no hope of climbing out.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
Lions bay up in high places, and the hounds follow.
—Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
His small, high-browed face peers down calmly at the professors, who have launched into an unearthly cacophony of yapping, baying, and squealing 40 feet below.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Cooper, 30, shouts to the 5,000 screaming young women who have packed the house.Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Majors began shouting in Grace’s face and grabbed both her arms, pinning them to her body.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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People's hearts broke hearing the dog howling for his owners.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The clip opens on a dark and spooky night, complete with a full moon, howling wolves and a steady rain falling on a haunted mansion.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
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Josh diplomatically cheers for both sides, and Michele yells at him for supporting someone who is working against her.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Earlier testimony ended with the key witness yelling at the attorney following a line of questioning about what Weber did after his shift on Feb. 13, 2017.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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But Jenny accuses her of not having a soul, then runs away, crying.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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First of all, the breathless cries about the imminency of WWIII have been wrong, every single day, since February 2022, when Russia invaded.Dan Crenshaw, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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