Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of lay is as below...

Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage..

Stratum :: Stratum (n.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively..

Vilayet :: Vilayet (n.) One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.

Venditation :: Venditation (n.) The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a boastful display.

Bank :: Bank (n.) In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw..

Bowl :: Bowl (v. i.) To play with bowls.

Slocken :: Slocken (v. t.) To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake.

Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Field :: Field (n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.

Flake :: Flake (n.) A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish..

Delayer :: Delayer (n.) One who delays; one who lingers.

Exchange :: Exchange (n.) To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell..

Finesse :: Finesse (v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play..

Lay :: Lay (v. t.) 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..

Emphatical :: Emphatical (a.) Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in am emphatic manner; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning..

Tampoe :: Tampoe (n.) The edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Baccaurea Malayana) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an apple.

Cog :: Cog (v. i.) To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to cajole.

Clambake :: Clambake (n.) The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion..

Cobnut :: Cobnut (n.) A game played by children with nuts.

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner..

Random Fonts

Most Popular