what is a bay?

Answer 1

It's an area of water that is attached to a larger body of water and partially closed in by land.

Answer 2

A bay can be any one of a number of things. When a hound trees an animal, it bays (a sort of deep, long drawn out howl) to signify the capture. Wolves bay at the moon.
A bay can be a curved indentation on a waterfront, either on the ocean, on a river or on a lake.
A bay is a type of window, that curves out from the wall.
It is a type of herb, whose leaves are used in flavoring - especially soups.
Bay is also a color used to describe horses. A bay is sort of chestnut brown.
Do you need more?

Answer 3

A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea: the Bay of Biscay.
An area of land, such as an arm of prairie partially enclosed by woodland, that resembles in shape or formation a partially enclosed body of water.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French baie, perhaps from baer, to open out

Answer 4

A colour,eg: A bay horse

Answer 5

There is a color to describe horses that is called bay. It is a brown horse with black points (mane, tail and legs).

Sorry, I'm a horse person and that's the first thing I thought of when I saw your question.

Answer 6

A dark brown horse.

Answer 7

it is the horse the guy at the Camptown race should have bet on instead of the bob-tailed nag

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay

Answer 9

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

Answer 10

In English or?