| bay | | |
| n. (object) | 1. bay, embayment | an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. |
| ~ abukir, abukir bay | a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt. |
| ~ andaman sea | part of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay Peninsula. |
| ~ bay of bengal | an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India. |
| ~ bay of biscay | an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain. |
| ~ bay of fundy | a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet. |
| ~ bay of naples | an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples. |
| ~ bight | a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline.; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight" |
| ~ biscayne bay | a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida. |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ bo hai, po hai | an inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China. |
| ~ buzzards bay | an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts. |
| ~ cape cod bay | the southern part of Massachusetts Bay. |
| ~ chesapeake bay | a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River. |
| ~ delaware bay | an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River. |
| ~ galveston bay | an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston. |
| ~ galway bay | a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland. |
| ~ guantanamo bay | an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903. |
| ~ hangzhou bay | a bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea. |
| ~ james bay | the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario. |
| ~ korea bay | an inlet of the Yellow Sea between the Liaodong Peninsula in China and western Korea. |
| ~ massachusetts bay | an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south. |
| ~ minamata bay | a bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from Minamata Bay. |
| ~ mobile bay | a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River. |
| ~ monterey bay | an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California. |
| ~ moreton bay | an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay to the east of Brisbane. |
| ~ narragansett bay | a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island. |
| ~ new york bay | a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River. |
| ~ osaka bay | a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu. |
| ~ penobscot bay | an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine. |
| ~ prudhoe bay | a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968. |
| ~ san diego bay | a bay of the Pacific in southern California. |
| ~ san francisco bay | a bay of the Pacific in western California. |
| ~ sea | a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land. |
| ~ sea of azof, sea of azoff, sea of azov | a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine. |
| ~ tampa bay | an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida. |
| n. (event) | 2. bay | the sound of a hound on the scent. |
| ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" |
| n. (plant) | 3. bay, bay laurel, bay tree, laurus nobilis, true laurel | small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors. |
| ~ bay leaf | dried leaf of the bay laurel. |
| ~ laurel | any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family. |
| ~ genus laurus, laurus | small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. bay | a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.; "they put him in the sick bay" |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. bay | a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.; "he opened the bomb bay" |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. alcove, bay | a small recess opening off a larger room. |
| ~ carrell, carrel, cubicle, stall | small individual study area in a library. |
| ~ niche, recess | an enclosure that is set back or indented. |
| n. (animal) | 7. bay | a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color. |
| ~ equus caballus, horse | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times. |
| v. (communication) | 8. bay | utter in deep prolonged tones. |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| v. (communication) | 9. bay, quest | bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. |
| ~ bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
| adj. | 10. bay | (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color. |
| ~ colored, coloured, colorful | having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination.; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" |
| smother | | |
| n. (state) | 1. clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter | a confused multitude of things. |
| ~ disorderliness, disorder | a condition in which things are not in their expected places.; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| ~ rummage | a jumble of things to be given away. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. smother | a stifling cloud of smoke. |
| ~ fume, smoke | a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas. |
| v. (contact) | 3. smother, surround | envelop completely.; "smother the meat in gravy" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 4. asphyxiate, smother, suffocate | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing.; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" |
| ~ asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 5. muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle | conceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| v. (stative) | 6. smother | form an impenetrable cover over.; "the butter cream smothered the cake" |
| ~ spread over, cover | form a cover over.; "The grass covered the grave" |
| v. (contact) | 7. put out, smother | deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion.; "smother fires" |
| ~ extinguish, snuff out | put an end to; kill.; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| strangle | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. strangle, strangulate, throttle | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag | strangle with an iron collar.; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" |
| v. (change) | 2. strangle | die from strangulation. |
| ~ asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow" |
| v. (change) | 3. cramp, halter, hamper, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| v. (body) | 4. choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. |
| ~ choke | breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion.; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" |
| ~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| v. (body) | 5. choke, gag, strangle, suffocate | struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" |
| ~ suffer, hurt | feel pain or be in pain. |
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