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bay vs stall

stall vs bay

bay and stall both are nouns.

bay is an adjective but stall is not an adjective.

bay and stall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bay Yes Yes Yes No
stall Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stall is a hyponym of bay; that is, stall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bay:
  • bay: a small recess opening off a larger room
  • stall: small individual study area in a library
Other hyponyms of bay include carrel, carrell, cubicle.
bay (noun) stall (noun)
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color a tactic used to mislead or delay
a small recess opening off a larger room small area set off by walls for special use
a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose a booth where articles are displayed for sale
a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital small individual study area in a library
the sound of a hound on the scent a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
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 a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
bay (adjective) stall (adjective)
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay (verb) stall (verb)
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs deliberately delay an event or action
utter in deep prolonged tones come to a stop
cause an engine to stop
cause an airplane to go into a stall
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
put into, or keep in, a stall
postpone doing what one should be doing
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