Lay
//leɪ//
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The word "lay" can be used as verb, noun, adjective, proper noun and adjective.
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a wild goose never laid a tame egg allay belay best laid plans bricklay by the lay cable-laid cable-laid rope flatlay forelay forlay get laid hawser-laid hawser-laid rope inlay interlay laid back laid up laid-back laid-off laity lay a finger on lay a foundation lay a glove on lay a hand on lay a venue lay about lay an anchor to the windward lay an egg lay aside lay at someone's door lay away lay back lay bare lay bare one's soul lay behind lay brother lay by lay by the heels lay chase lay chilly lay claim lay clerk lay day lay down lay down on lay eggs lay eyes on lay figure lay for lay hands on lay hold of lay hold on lay hold upon lay in lay in ashes lay in lavender lay into lay investiture lay it on lay it on thick lay judge lay lord lay low lay odds lay of the land lay off lay on lay on the line lay on the table lay on with a trowel lay one down lay one's account lay one's cards on the table lay one's eyes on lay one's hands on lay one's head lay one's tongue to lay open lay out lay over lay person lay pipe lay preacher lay reader lay rector lay rubber lay salt on someone's tail lay siege lay some skin on lay something at the door of lay something at the feet of lay speaker lay store by lay system lay the dust lay the groundwork lay the hammer down lay the pipe lay the smack down lay the table lay the wood lay to lay to heart lay to rest lay tracks lay up lay up in lavender lay vicar lay waste lay-by lay-bye lay-down lay-in lay-led lay-off lay-out lay-up layabout layback layclerk layflat layfolk laying on of hands layland layless layman layoff layover layperson layshaftay layship laystall laystall laytime layup laywoman mislay off the lay offlay onlay orlay outlay overlay overlay pipelay plain-laid prelay re-lay relay same day lay shroud-laid the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry twice-laid underlay unlay uplay water-laid waylay well-laid
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abate action adventure allege bed bet brick brick placing case casual charge chicken chicken egg chickens chickens do chickens eggs chip clergy couplet do don down egg eggs eggs tables establish for eggs form france giving giving eggs go go down going going sleep have sex hen hen action hen eggs hens hens action hens job horizontal how how made imposing stone impute job laity lake law lay person layer laying layman layout layperson laywoman lea lie lie down like like lie lying lying down lyrical made make make egg meadow motion narrative obligation octosyllabic on bed over passive past past lie past sense placing plan poem position posture potato potato chip preacher prepare producing producing egg prone put put down put on putting putting down recline reclining relaxation resting resting action risk romance rope scheme sense set out sexual intercourse sexual partner sleep sleep over sleep position sleeping stake subside tables tefilla transitive transitive lie twist type vow wager
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