BAY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BAY?

Need another word that means the same as “bay”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “bay” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bay” are: alcove, embayment, bay laurel, bay tree, laurus nobilis, cove, inlet, estuary, indentation, natural harbour, gulf, basin, fjord, ria, sound, arm, bight, firth, anchorage, quest

Bay as a Noun

Definitions of "Bay" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bay” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.
• An indentation or recess in a range of hills or mountains.
• A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.
• An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
• 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.
• A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.
• A small recess opening off a larger room.
• A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.
• The sound of a hound on the scent.

Synonyms of "Bay" as a noun (19 Words)

alcove	A small recess opening off a larger room.
anchorage	A fee for anchoring. The mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family.
arm	The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person. Cables will secure the boom to steel arms installed near the top of the tower.
basin	A bowl for washing typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply a washbasin. A basinful of water.
bay laurel	The sound of a hound on the scent.
bay tree	A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.
bight	A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
cove	Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.
embayment	A recess in a coastline forming a bay. The embayments that dent the southern Peloponnesian coasts.
estuary	The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.
firth	A long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland. The Moray Firth.
fjord	A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley.
gulf	A deep wide chasm. The widening gulf between the rich and the poor.
indentation	The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line. Paragraphs are marked off by indentation.
inlet	An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands. An air inlet.
laurus nobilis	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.
natural harbour	A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat.
ria	A long, narrow inlet formed by the partial submergence of a river valley.
sound	An individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. He strained to hear the faint sounds.

Usage Examples of "Bay" as a noun

• They put him in the sick bay.
• The Bay of Biscay.
• A boat trip round the bay.
• Sandy Bay.
• He opened the bomb bay.

Bay as a Verb

Definitions of "Bay" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bay” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs.
• Utter in deep prolonged tones.

Synonyms of "Bay" as a verb (1 Word)

quest

Seek alms, as for religious purposes. They quest wisdom.

Associations of "Bay" (30 Words)

archipelago	A group of many islands in a large body of water. The Indonesian archipelago.
area	A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function. The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants.
atlantic	Relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
beach	Run or haul up a boat or ship on to a beach. Competitive procurement seems to have beached several firms.
coast	The Pacific coast of North America. The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope.
coastal	Of or relating to a coast. Coastal marshes.
dune	A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans. A sand dune.
estuary	The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.
eutrophication	Excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the suppl. He argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate.
foreshore	The part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark.
gulf	A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. The widening gulf between the rich and the poor.
insular	Relating to or from an island. People living restricted and sometimes insular existences.
island	A thing regarded as resembling an island especially in being isolated detached or surrounded in some way. The university is the last island of democracy in this country.
isle	A small island. Crusoe s fabled isle.
islet	A small island.
isthmus	A narrow organ, passage, or piece of tissue connecting two larger parts.
lagoon	A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral.
littoral	The littoral zone. Irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral.
maritime	Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. Native and exotic plants flourish in the mild maritime climate on the Lleyn Peninsula.
nautical	Of or concerning navigation, sailors, or the sea; maritime. Nautical charts.
ocean	A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically. They scramble across the beach to the ocean and plunge into the surf.
peninsula	A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
peninsular	Of or forming or resembling a peninsula. The counties of peninsular Florida.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. The promotion of investment in the regions.
seacoast	The shore of a sea or ocean.
seashore	The land between high- and low-water marks.
shore	Serve as a shore to. Shore and buttress an old building.
southeast	To toward or in the southeast. Southeasterly breezes.
strait	Used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty. Redundancy left him in severe financial straits.
tidal	Relating to or affected by tides. Strong tidal currents.