We have found multiple words lay. Choose the one you are looking for and click on the link in its Dictionary entry column to see its detailed etymology.
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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lay | English | (Verb Noun) (legal) To state; to allege.. (military) To point; to aim.. (nautical) To take a position; to come or go.. (printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.. (printing) To place and arrange [...](legal) To state; to allege.. (military) To point; to aim.. (nautical) To take a position; to come or go.. (printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.. (printing) To place and arrange [...] |
lay | English | (Noun) A lake.A lake. |
lay | English | (Adjective) (obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.. Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.. Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.(obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.. Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.. Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them. |
lay | English | (Noun) A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung. |
lay | English | (Verb) (Judaism, transitive) To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).(Judaism, transitive) To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)). |
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