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The correct spelling is bays.
How to pronounce bays
noun
IPA: /beɪz/
Say it like: Bay-s
The correct spelling is bays. A berry. For example: "to bay the bear"
Usage Examples
“to bay the bear”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A berry.
- 2.Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
- 3.Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
- 4.(in the plural) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
- 5.A tract covered with bay trees.
verb
- 1.To howl.
- 2.To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
- 3.To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
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