The hill lay covered with snow.
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Lay
/leɪ/
Synonyms for "lay" (509 found)
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Closest matches (102)
Noun(13 words)
abateaccreditaddressadvanceaimairalbaalignallayallegealleviateanesthetizeanteante upanthemappeaseariaart songascribeaspect
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assignassuageattemperattitudeattributeaubadeazimuthbackballballadballadeballatabank the firebarcarolebe intimatebearingbearingsbentbenumbbetbet onbluesblues songbluntboardboat songboombrautliedbridal hymnbrindisiburdenburden withcallcalmcalypsocansocanticlecantocantuscanzonecanzonetcanzonettacarolcastcast loosecast out devilscavatinacelestial navigationchansonchantchanteychargechastenchristmas carolcitecivilclapclap on ratlinesclear hawsecohabitcome togethercommit adulteryconciliatecongregationalconstraincontrol
Strong matches (153)
coolcopulatecouplecoursecovercrawlcreditcrooncroon songcurrentcushioncut loosedabdampdampende emphasizede-emphasizedead reckoningdeadendeaden the pain
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defusedemanddepositdescantdiapasondiddlediminishdirectdirectiondirection linedirgedisbursedispatchdittydownplaydragdressdriftdrinking songdropdubdulcifydulleaseease mattersenjoinenunciateepithalamiumequalizeestablishevenexactexorciseexposureextenuatefadefasten uponfellfindfixflattenfleshlyflushfolk songfomentfornicatefreight withfrigfrontagegamblegamegive reliefgradegreasegrovelhandleharrowhaulhaul downhave sexhave sexual relationshazardheadingheaveheave apeakheave roundheave shorthelmsmanshiphymenealhymnimposeimpose onimpose uponimputeinclinationinclineinflictinflict oninflict uponkedgekeep within boundsknock downkunstliedlaiclaicallay a wagerlay aloftlay downlay flatlay ghostslay levellay lowlay onlay outlay the dustlenifylessenlevellevylielie downlie flatlie limplylie pronelie prostratelie withliebesliedliedlightenliltlineline of direction
Noun(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (254)
line of marchline of positionlodgeloglollloungelove songlove-liltlubricatelullmake a betmake it withmake lovemake outmatematerialmatinmeasuremeet a betmeliorate
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melodiamelodic linemelodyminstrel songminstrelsymitigatemoderatemodulatemollifymountmownational anthemnavigationnoelnonclericalnonecclesiasticalnonministerialnonordainednonpastoralnonreligiousnotenumbobtundofferoilorientationpacifypadpalliateparkparlaypasspilotagepilotingplacateplaceplaneplanishplasterplayplay againstplay downplotplungepointpopularposepositpositionposition linepostpoulticepour balm intopour balm onpour oil onpresentprofanepropitiateprothalamiumpuntputput downput onput uponquarterradio bearingrangeraseratline downrazereclinereducereduce the temperaturereferrefrainrelievereposerepositrestrestrainrollroll flatrunsaddle withsalvescrewseatsecularsecularistsecularisticseeserenaserenadeserenataserveservicesetset downsettleshadeshavesketchslackenslakesleep withslow downsmoothsmooth downsmooth outsmooth oversmoothensmothersobersober downsoftensolosolo partsongsoothesoprano partspar downspawnsprawlspreadstakestand patstationsteamrollsteamrollersteeragesteeringstickstiflestrainstream the logstupesubduesubjectsubject tosubmitsuppresstake the edge offtametasktaxtempertemporaltendencytenortheme songtone downtorch songtracktraintranquilizetraverse a yardtrebletrendtunetune downturnunderplayunderstandableunlashunprofessionalunsacredunspellversevolksliedwagerwar songwarblewarpwayweakenwedding songweightweight down withyoke with
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(35 words)
nonclericnonclericalnonphysicistnonphysiologistnonprofessionalnontechnical languageold english laguold saxon laguparquetspavingpipelinesplaceplace adverbplain languageplanploppoemponeponesprofane art
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Collocations
15 entrieslay a tablelay an egglay audiencelay brickslay carpetlay judgelay leadershiplay ministerlay ministrylay out a planlay personlay termslay the groundworklay traditionthe laity
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
92 total sentences available.
Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk.
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Students of English often mix up the words 'lie' and 'lay'.
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We should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.
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