Instead of laying off these workers, why don't we just cut their hours?
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Laying
/ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/
Synonyms for "laying" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
icelandic leggja
Related words (13)
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesactionbehaviorbiology conceptbirthbirthingconstruction taskconstruction workcraftegg layinggiving birthparturitionphysical actionplacing actionplanningprocessreproduction
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
13 entriesasphalt layingbrick layingbricklayingcarpet layingduckegg layingfoundation layinghennesting eggsovipositionplacing bricksplanning phasetile laying
Collocations
11 entriesegg layinglay a foundationlay brickslay downlay eggslay the tablelaying brickslaying eggslaying henslaying the groundworktile laying
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
You like laying on the grass.
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You are laying in the bed.
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We spent the night laying on the grass looking at the stars, so we could find a meaning or logic to life.
Source: tatoeba (1241397)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.