| lay | (noun) a narrative poem of popular origin | Synonyms: ballad |
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| (noun) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | Synonyms: ballad |
| layabout | (noun) person who does no work | Synonyms: bum, do-nothing, idler, loafer |
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| layby | (noun) designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily | Synonyms: lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop |
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| layer | (noun) thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells | - |
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| (noun) a hen that lays eggs | - |
| (noun) single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Synonyms: bed |
| (noun) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth | Synonyms: level, stratum |
| (noun) a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another | - |
| layette | (noun) kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby | - |
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| laying | (noun) the production of eggs (especially in birds) | Synonyms: egg laying |
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| layman | (noun) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | Synonyms: layperson, secular |
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| layoff | (noun) the act of laying off an employee or a work force | - |
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| layout | (noun) the act of laying out (as by making plans for something) | - |
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| (noun) a plan or design of something that is laid out | - |
| layover | (noun) a brief stay in the course of a journey | Synonyms: stop, stopover |
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| layperson | (noun) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | Synonyms: layman, secular |
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| layup | (noun) a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) | Synonyms: lay-up |
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