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bay vs recess

recess vs bay

bay and recess both are nouns.

bay is an adjective but recess is not an adjective.

bay and recess both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bay Yes Yes Yes No
recess Yes No Yes No
As nouns, recess is a hypernym of bay; that is, recess is a word with a broader meaning than bay:
  • bay: a small recess opening off a larger room
  • recess: an enclosure that is set back or indented
Other hypernyms of bay include niche.
bay (noun) recess (noun)
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color a pause from doing something (as work)
a small recess opening off a larger room an enclosure that is set back or indented
a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital a small concavity
the sound of a hound on the scent a state of abeyance or suspended business
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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
bay (adjective) recess (adjective)
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay (verb) recess (verb)
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs close at the end of a session
utter in deep prolonged tones make a recess in
put into a recess
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