Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bailey
IPA transcription: [b'eɪli]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bailey
    Meaning: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
  • Synonyms: bailey
    Meaning: the outer courtyard of a castle
  • Synonyms: Bailey, Nathan_Bailey, Nathaniel_Bailey
    Meaning: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
  • Synonyms: Bailey, Pearl_Bailey, Pearl_Mae_Bailey
    Meaning: United States singer (1918-1990)
Usage examples
  • BAILEY?"
  • Bailey was almost desperate.
  • John Bailey had known Paul Armstrong intimately.
  • So it was Alex, Jack Bailey, who had been our ghost.
  • My mother is now old, but is still in the service of Bailey.
  • She was the daughter of Isaac and Betsey Bailey, both colored, and quite dark.
  • To her surprise, Arnold already knew, through Bailey that night, that things were not right.
  • From somewhere in Colorado she sent an anonymous telegram to Jack Bailey at the Traders' Bank.
  • The oddest thing to me was that Mr. Jamieson had known for some time that Alex was Jack Bailey.
  • The first division of his fleet, eight vessels, led by Captain Bailey, successfully passed the barrier.