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Word entry · 3 letters

bay

Best crossword clue

"Curved coastal inlet"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈbeɪ̯/Part of speech adjective, verb, nounSorted abyStarts with BEnds with Y12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From French baie, from Late Latin baia, probably ultimately from Iberian or Basque badia. Partly displaced native Old English byht, whence bight.

Used in a sentence

  • This hotel has a great view across the bay.
  • 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
  • both you here with many a cursed oth, / Sweare she is yours, and stirre vp bloudie frayes, / To win a willow bough, whilest other weares the bayes.

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Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Curved coastal inlet3 letters
02Curved coastal water3 letters
03Harbor indentation3 letters
04Harbor inlet3 letters
05Horse color3 letters
06Indented shoreline3 letters
07Sheltered coastal water3 letters
08Sheltered inlet3 letters

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