Cape vs. Bay

Capenoun

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

Capenoun

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

Capeverb

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

Capeverb

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

Capeverb

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

Capeverb

(uncommon) To wear a cape.

Capeverb

(obsolete) To look for, search after.

Capeverb

To gaze or stare.

Capenoun

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

Capenoun

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

Capeverb

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

Capeverb

To gape.

Capenoun

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

Capenoun

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

Capenoun

a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one

Capenoun

a part of a longer coat or cloak that falls loosely over the shoulders from the neckband

Capenoun

the pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy

Capenoun

a headland or promontory

Capenoun

the Cape of Good Hope.

Capenoun

Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Capenoun

the former Cape Province of South Africa.

Capeverb

(in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape

Capeverb

skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.

Cape

A cape is a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.

Baynoun

(obsolete) A berry.

Baynoun

Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.

Baynoun

Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.

Baynoun

The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.

Baynoun

A tract covered with bay trees.

Baynoun

A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.

Baynoun

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.

Baynoun

A bank or dam to keep back water.

Baynoun

An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.

Baynoun

An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.

Baynoun

The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.

Baynoun

(nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.

Baynoun

(rail transport) A bay platform.

Baynoun

A bay window.

Baynoun

The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.

Baynoun

(by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.

Baynoun

(figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

Baynoun

A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.

Baynoun

A horse of this color.

Bayverb

(intransitive) To howl.

Bayverb

(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

Bayverb

(transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.

Bayadjective

Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).

Bayadjective

Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; - applied to the color of horses.

Baynoun

An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.

Baynoun

A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.

Baynoun

A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.

Baynoun

A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.

Baynoun

A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks.

Baynoun

A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.

Baynoun

A berry, particularly of the laurel.

Baynoun

The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.

Baynoun

A tract covered with bay trees.

Baynoun

Deep-toned, prolonged barking.

Baynoun

A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

Baynoun

A bank or dam to keep back water.

Bayverb

To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.

Bayverb

To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.

Bayverb

To bathe.

Bayverb

To dam, as water; - with up or back.

Baynoun

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

Baynoun

the sound of a hound on the scent

Baynoun

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

Baynoun

a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital;

Baynoun

a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose;

Baynoun

a small recess opening off a larger room

Baynoun

a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

Bayverb

utter in deep prolonged tones

Bayverb

bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Bayadjective

(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

Bay

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or even another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight.