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Synonyms for bay

  • noun

Most common

sweet bay laurel cove alcove fjord gulf compartment oriel

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Laurel — A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries

laurel, true laurel, sweet bay, garland

2. Cove

cove, alcove, estuary, inlet, bight, recess, bayou, embayment

3. Loch

fjord, loch UK IE, firth

Other

gulf, compartment, oriel, stall, laurels, outcry

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.

  2. n. 2

    A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

    This hotel has a great view across the bay.

  3. n. 3

    A bank or dam to keep back water.

Related words

Phrases
bay window bay laurel bay tree at bay sweet bay bay bean bay antler red bay

Forms

Plural
bays → laurels, garlands, coves, alcoves…

Example sentences

  • laurel Do you know of a dish that has laurel leaves in it?
  • cove A secret cove was hidden by perilous-looking rocks.
  • alcove I found an alcove with a statue of a Hindu deity.
  • fjord The river runs into the fjord.
  • gulf The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
baysteady
laurelsteady
coverising
alcoverising
fjordsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
gulf1, cove1, loch1
5 letters
stall1, inlet2, firth1, bayou2, fjord1, bight1, oriel
6 letters
laurel2, recess2, outcry2, alcove2
7 letters
garland2, estuary4, laurels2
9 letters
embayment3
11 letters
compartment3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inlet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
baie
Italiano
bacca
Español
bahía
Deutsch
Beer
Català
badia