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English Definitions
bay
N
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
bay
N
the sound of a hound on the scent
bay
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
N
a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
bay
N
a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
bay
N
a small recess opening off a larger room
bay
N
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay
V
utter in deep prolonged tones
bay
V
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
bay
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
N
any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
bay laurel
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 leaf
N
dried leaf of the bay laurel
N
small lynx of North America
N
evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
N
an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India
Bay of Biscay
N
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
N
a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan
N
a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
N
an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
N
an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia
N
an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
N
muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
bay scallop
N
a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America
N
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
N
a native or resident of Massachusetts
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
N
European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
bay window
N
slang for a paunch
bay window
N
a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
N
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
N
shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America
bay-rum tree
N
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
baya
N
common Indian weaverbird
N
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
N
an oath of allegiance to an emir
N
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
bayberry
N
deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
N
a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
N
a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
N
an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels
N
the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
N
English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
N
(statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
N
(statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause
of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes' theorem
N
the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
bayonet
N
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
bayonet
V
stab or kill someone with a bayonet
N
a city in northeastern New Jersey
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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