body of water vs bay

bay vs body of water

body of water and bay both are nouns.

body of water is not an adjective while bay is an adjective.

body of water is not a verb while bay is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
body of water	Yes	No	No	No
bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bay is a hyponym of body of water; that is, bay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than body of water:

body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
bay: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

Other hyponyms of body of water include backwater, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.

body of water (noun)	bay (noun)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)	a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
	a small recess opening off a larger room
	a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
	a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
	the sound of a hound on the scent
	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

body of water (adjective)	bay (adjective)
	(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

body of water (verb)	bay (verb)
	bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
	utter in deep prolonged tones

Difference between body of water and bay

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