A body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land.
An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
A bay platform.
A bay window.
The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
A horse of this color.
A bank or dam to keep back water.
The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
A tract covered with bay trees.
Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
To howl.
To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
Small coal; coal dust.
A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Slackly.
Moderately warm.
Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
Excess; surplus to requirements.
Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
Lax.
Moderate in speed.
Weak; not holding fast.
To slacken.
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.