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plural of bay

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(Entry 1 of 2)

public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
  • he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow

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bays

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present tense third-person singular of bay

Synonyms & Antonyms of bays (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to speak so as to be heard at a distance
  • the mob was baying for revenge

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2 to make a long loud mournful sound
  • the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by

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“Bays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bays. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.

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