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bay

n. a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"

bay

n. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"

bay

n. a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

bay

n. the sound of a hound on the scent

alcove, bay

n. a small recess opening off a larger room

bay, embayment

n. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis

n. 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

v. utter in deep prolonged tones

bay, quest

v. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

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harbor, harbour

n. a place of refuge and comfort and security

bay, embayment

n. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

sound

n. the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

arbor, arbour, bower, pergola

n. a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"

gazebo, summerhouse

n. a small roofed building affording shade and rest

grotto, grot

n. a small cave (usually with attractive features)

lattice, latticework, fretwork

n. framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal

trellis, treillage

n. latticework used to support climbing plants

cavity, bodily cavity, cavum

n. (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

corner, nook

n. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"

corner, quoin

n. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

apartment, flat

n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber

n. a room used primarily for sleeping

bay, embayment

n. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

nook

n. a sheltered and secluded place

inlet, recess

n. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

lagoon, laguna, lagune

n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

fjord, fiord

n. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

harbor, harbour

n. a place of refuge and comfort and security

strait, sound

n. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

alcove, bay

n. a small recess opening off a larger room

nook

n. a sheltered and secluded place

bay

n. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"

howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl

v. cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

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