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BAY Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word bay. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word bay. (close relations)
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bay laurel
nounn
noun

• 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 tree
nounn
noun

• 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

true laurel
nounn
noun

• 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

alcove
nounn
noun

• a small recess opening off a larger room

embayment
nounn
noun

• an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

gulf
nounn
noun

• an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

• an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

• a deep wide chasm

laurel
nounn
noun

• United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

• any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

• (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

quest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

• the act of searching for something

verb

• make a search (for)

• search the trail of (game)

• bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

• seek alms, as for religious purposes

• express the need or desire for

laurus nobilis
nounn
noun

• 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

sweet bay
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States

Best Hypernyms For BAY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bay, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
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Phrases (2)
body of waterequus caballus

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