lay | (adjective) not of or from a profession | - |
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(adjective) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | Synonyms: laic, secular |
(noun) a narrative poem of popular origin | Synonyms: ballad |
(noun) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | Synonyms: ballad |
(verb) put in a horizontal position | Synonyms: put down, repose |
(verb) put into a certain place or abstract location | Synonyms: place, pose, position, put, set |
(verb) lay eggs | - |
(verb) prepare or position for action or operation | - |
(verb) impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | - |
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 | - |
(verb) make or form a layer | - |
layered | (adjective) with one layer on top of another | Synonyms: superimposed |
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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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