bay synonyms

bay

modif.

reddish-brown, reddish, brownish-red, castaneous, chestnut, rufous, badeous, ruddy; see also brown.

bay

n.

  1. Part of a sea or lake indenting the shoreline

    inlet, gulf, bayou, loch, bight, sound, fiord, firth, frith, estuary, strait, narrows, arm of the sea, mouth, lagoon, cove, anchorage, harbor.

  2. A recess

    alcove, nook, compartment, bay window; see alcove, recess 3, window 1.

at bay

cornered, caught, captured; see trapped.

bring to bay

corner, trap, catch; see ambush.

bay

v.

bellow, howl, cry; see bark 1.

Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.