Cape vs. Bay: What's the Difference?

A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders.

A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea

A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta.

An area of land, such as an arm of prairie partially enclosed by woodland, that resembles in shape or formation a partially enclosed body of water.

A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.

(Architecture) A part of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as columns or pilasters

To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight.

A bay window.

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

An opening or recess in a wall.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose

(slang) A superhero.

A sickbay.

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

(Computers) A drive bay.

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

A reddish brown.

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.

To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

A deep, prolonged bark, such as the sound made by hounds.

(obsolete) To look for, search after.

The position of one cornered by pursuers and forced to turn and fight at close quarters

To gaze or stare.

The position of having been checked or held at a distance

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

See laurel.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

Any of certain other trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage, such as the California laurel.

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

A crown or wreath made especially of the leaves and branches of the laurel and given as a sign of honor or victory.

To gape.

Often bays Honor; renown.

A strip of land projecting into a body of water

Reddish-brown

A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

To utter a deep, prolonged bark.

To pursue or challenge with barking

To express by barking or howling

To bring to bay

(obsolete) A berry.

, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.

Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.

The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.

A tract covered with bay trees.

A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land.

A bank or dam to keep back water.

An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.

An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.

The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.

(nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.

(rail transport) A bay platform.

A bay window.

The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.

(by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.

(figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.

A horse of this color.

(intransitive) To howl.

(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

(transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.

Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).

Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; - applied to the color of horses.

An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.

A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.

A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.

A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.

A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks.

A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.

A berry, particularly of the laurel.

The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.

A tract covered with bay trees.

Deep-toned, prolonged barking.

A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

A bank or dam to keep back water.

To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.

To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.

To bathe.

To dam, as water; - with up or back.

An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

The sound of a hound on the scent

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 compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital;

A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose;

A small recess opening off a larger room

A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

Utter in deep prolonged tones

Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

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