| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | lay, laic, secular | Concerning those not members of the clergy |
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| 2 | lay | Not of or from a profession | |
| NOUN | 1 | lay, ballad | A narrative song with a recurrent refrain |
| 2 | lay, ballad | A narrative poem of popular origin | |
| VERB | 1 | lay, put, set, place, pose, position | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| 2 | lay, put down, repose | Put in a horizontal position | |
| 3 | lay | Prepare or position for action or operation | |
| 4 | lay | Lay eggs | |
| 5 | lay | Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment |
| Sounds | ley' |
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| Rhymes | AAA, allay, ballet, and 37 more rhymes in ley at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Concerning those not members of the clergy. |
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| Examples | "the lay ministry" |
| Synonyms | laic, secular |
| Similar to | profane |
| Meaning | Not of or from a profession. |
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| Examples | "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" |
| Similar to | nonprofessional |
| Meaning | A narrative song with a recurrent refrain. |
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| Synonyms | ballad |
| Narrower | minstrelsy |
| Broader | song |
| Meaning | A narrative poem of popular origin. |
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| Synonyms | ballad |
| Narrower | Edda |
| Broader | poem, verse form |
| Meaning | Put into a certain place or abstract location. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | They lay the bags on the table |
| Synonyms | put, set, place, pose, position |
| Narrower | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce; docket; cock; postpose; prepose; step; replace, put back; stratify; plant; intersperse; nestle, snuggle; pile; arrange, set up; superimpose, superpose, lay over; superpose; park; ensconce, settle; emplace; emplace; ship; underlay; trench; pigeonhole; shelve; jar; repose; stick, put forward; sign; middle; parallelize; butt; recess; reposition; throw, thrust; tee, tee up; rack up; coffin; bed; appose; set down, put down, place down; sow, sough, seed; misplace; juxtapose; set down; bottle; bucket; barrel; ground; pillow, rest; misplace, mislay, lose; upend; seat, sit, sit down; lay, put down, repose; stand, stand up, place upright; recline; plant, set; install, instal, put in, set up; situate, fix, posit, deposit; ladle; poise; lean; clap; rest; perch; load; cram; set; siphon; position; glycerolize, glycerolise; space; marshal; settle, settle down; throw; imbricate |
| Broader | move, displace |
| See also | lay out |
| Meaning | Put in a horizontal position. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| Synonyms | put down, repose |
| Cause to | lie |
| Narrower | rail; lay; blow; bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest; rebury |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
| See also | lay aside; lay away; lay over |
| Meaning | Prepare or position for action or operation. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
| Broader | organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate |
| Meaning | Lay eggs. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "This hen doesn't lay" |
| Narrower | spawn |
| Broader | lay, put down, repose |
| Nouns | layer |
| Meaning | Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "lay a responsibility on someone" |
| Broader | levy, impose |