Lay ¹

Definition: of Lie, to recline.

Lay ²

Definition: Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.

Lay ³

Definition: Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.

Lay ⁴

Definition: Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.

Lay ⁵

Definition: The laity; the common people.

Lay ⁶

Definition: A meadow. See Lea.

Lay ⁷

Definition: Faith; creed; religious profession.

Lay ⁸

Definition: A law.

Lay ⁹

Definition: An obligation; a vow.

Lay ¹⁰

Definition: A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.

Lay ¹¹

Definition: A melody; any musical utterance.

Lay ¹²

Definition: To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.

Lay ¹³

Definition: To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.

Lay ¹⁴

Definition: To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.

Lay ¹⁵

Definition: To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.

Lay ¹⁶

Definition: To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.

Lay ¹⁷

Definition: To cause to lie dead or dying.

Lay ¹⁸

Definition: To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.

Lay ¹⁹

Definition: To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.

Lay ²⁰

Definition: To apply; to put.

Lay ²¹

Definition: To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.

Lay ²²

Definition: To impute; to charge; to allege.

Lay ²³

Definition: To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.

Lay ²⁴

Definition: To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.

Lay ²⁵

Definition: To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.

Lay ²⁶

Definition: To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.

Lay ²⁷

Definition: To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.

Lay ²⁸

Definition: To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.

Lay ²⁹

Definition: To place (new type) properly in the cases.

Lay ³⁰

Definition: To produce and deposit eggs.

Lay ³¹

Definition: To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.

Lay ³²

Definition: To lay a wager; to bet.

Lay ³³

Definition: That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood.

Lay ³⁴

Definition: A wager.

Lay ³⁵

Definition: A job, price, or profit.

Lay ³⁶

Definition: A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.

Lay ³⁷

Definition: A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).

Lay ³⁸

Definition: The lathe of a loom. See Lathe,

Lay ³⁹

Definition: A plan; a scheme.

Lay ⁴⁰

Definition: of Lie

lay ⁴¹

Definition: a narrative poem of popular origin

lay ⁴²

Definition: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

lay ⁴³

Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

lay ⁴⁴

Definition: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

lay ⁴⁵

Definition: lay eggs; "This hen doesn''t lay"

lay ⁴⁶

Definition: prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"

lay ⁴⁷

Definition: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"

lay ⁴⁸

Definition: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"

lay ⁴⁹

Definition: concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"