bay
Definitions
Noun
- An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- The sound of a hound on the scent
- 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
- A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
- A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
- A small recess opening off a larger room
- A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
Verb
- Utter in deep prolonged tones
- Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bay".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bay | 1 | 57 |
| 2 | bayonet | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | bayreuth | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | bayed | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | bayonets | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | baylor | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | bayou | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | bays | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | bayerische | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | baying | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | bayly | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | bombay | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | kobayashi | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | bay's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | bay-area | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | bayanjou | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | bayar | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | bayard | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | baybank | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | baybank's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | baybanks | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | baydhabo | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | baye | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | bayer | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | bayer's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | bayers | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | bayes | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | bayh | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | bayle | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | baylee | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | baylen | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | bayles | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | bayless | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | bayley | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | bayliff | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | bayliner | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | baylis | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | bayliss | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | baylon | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | bayman | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | baynard | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | bayne | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | baynes | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | baynham | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | bayog | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | bayonne | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | bayous | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | bayouth | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | bayse | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | bayside | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | baysinger | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | baytown | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | baytree | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | baytree's | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | bayuk | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | bayul | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | bayus | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | baywatch | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | bombay's | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | cold-bay | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | dubay | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | ebay | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | ebay's | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | embayment | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | gabay | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | garibay | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | hirabayashi | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | huckabay | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | kumbaya | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | labay | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | mcbay | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | mobay | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | nazarbayev | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | oglebay | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | ohbayashi | 4 | 0 |
| 76 | overbay | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | puttenbay | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | wakabayashi | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | westbay | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bay".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bay".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bay" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bay" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chesapeake bay | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | francisco bay | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | the bay | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | delaware bay | 3 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bay" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bay".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | but | 1 | 4381 |
| 2 | big | 1 | 360 |
| 3 | boy | 1 | 242 |
| 4 | bad | 1 | 142 |
| 5 | bed | 1 | 127 |
| 6 | bit | 1 | 101 |
| 7 | bar | 1 | 82 |
| 8 | box | 1 | 70 |
| 9 | buy | 1 | 70 |
| 10 | bag | 1 | 42 |
| 11 | bob | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | bus | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | bid | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | ben | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | bet | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | bat | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | boy's | 1 | 16 |
| 18 | bow | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | bee | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | beg | 1 | 11 |
| 21 | bin | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | bud | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | ban | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | boa | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | bum | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | bey | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | bam | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | bel | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | bug | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | bas-relief | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | bop | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | bas-reliefs | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | bea | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | bib | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | biz | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | bon | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | bye | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | bah | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | bal | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | bee's | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | ben's | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | bix | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | bob's | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | bog | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | boo | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | bun | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | baa | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | bab | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | bad-ass | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | bae | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | bak | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | ban's | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | bao | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | bar's | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | bar-mitzvah | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | bax | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | bay's | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | bay-area | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | baz | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | bbc | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | bbc's | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | bbq | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | bec | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | bel'c | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | bem | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | bes | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | bet's | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | beu | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | bev | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | bic | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | bid's | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | big-ass | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | big-eyed | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | big-face | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | big-time | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | bil | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | bio | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | bio's | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | bip | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | bir | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | bis | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | bly | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | bmw | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | boe | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | bok | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | bol | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | bom | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | bos | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | boy-ar-dee | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | boy-scout | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | bra | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | bro | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | bro's | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | bta | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | bua | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | bub | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | buc | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | bud's | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | bud-test | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | bue | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | bui | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | bur | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | but's | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | buy's | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | bye-bye | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | byu | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 79
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 4
Statistically Associated: 7
Consonant Matches: 106
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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