Unscramble lay

Definition of lay

adjective:

• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position", "the lay ministry". Synonyms: laic, secular.
• not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease".

noun:

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain. Synonyms: ballad.
• a narrative poem of popular origin. Synonyms: ballad.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: place, pose, position, put, set.
• put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table", "lay the patient carefully onto the bed". Synonyms: put down, repose.
• prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire", "lay the foundation for a new health care plan".
• lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay".
• impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone".
• be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. Synonyms: lie.
• be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day", "the books are lying on the shelf". Synonyms: lie. Antonyms: sit, stand.
• originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country". Synonyms: consist, dwell, lie, lie in.
• be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant". Synonyms: lie.
• tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents", "She lied when she told me she was only 29". Synonyms: lie.
• have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West", "The responsibility rests with the Allies". Synonyms: lie, rest.
• assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better". Synonyms: lie, lie down. Antonyms: arise.

Related words

appose, arrange, back, barrel, bask, bed, blow, bottle, bucket, bury, butt, cap, charge, clap, cock, coffin, command, cram, crest, deposit, dispose, docket, dominate, emplace, enclose, ensconce, entomb, face, fib, fix, flank, focalise, focalize, front, glycerolise, glycerolize, ground, head, imbricate, inclose, inhume, insert, instal, install, inter, intersperse, intervene, introduce, jar, juxtapose, ladle, lap, lean, line, load, localise, localize, look, lose, marshal, mediate, middle, minstrelsy, mislay, misplace, nestle, orient, overlie, overlook, overtop, parallelize, park, perch, perjure, pigeonhole, pile, pillow, plant, point, poise, posit, position, postpose, precede, predate, prepose, prostrate, rail, rebury, recess, recline, recumb, replace, repose, reposition, rest, ride, romance, seat, seed, set, settle, shelve, ship, sign, siphon, sit, situate, slant, snuggle, sow, space, spawn, sprawl, stand, step, stratify, stretch, sun, sunbathe, superimpose, superpose, tee, throw, thrust, top, trench, underlay, underlie, upend.

Words nearby

bay, cay, clay, day, fay, flay, gay, hay, jay, la, lab, lac, lacy, lad, lady, lag, lah, lam, lan, lao, lap, lat, lav, law, lax, lazy, ley, may, nay, pay, play, ray, say, slay, tay, way, yay.

Rhymes with

a, aaa, aba, abbe, allay, anime, array, asea, astray, attache, away, ba, baa, ballet, bay, benet, betray, bey, bombay, bouquet.