Definition of lay

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Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother..

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Garden :: Garden (v. i.) To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
Topsoil :: Topsoil (n.) The upper layer of soil; surface soil.
Poker :: Poker (n.) A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States..
Spot :: Spot (n.) A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card..
Inlaying :: Inlaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inla.
Playing :: Playing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pla.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
Shovelboard :: Shovelboard (n.) A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny..
Kevel :: Kevel (n.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
Voluntary :: Voluntary (n.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service..
Cosmos :: Cosmos (n.) The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.
Even :: Even (v. t.) To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.
Sideboard :: Sideboard (n.) A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service.
Monotocous :: Monotocous (a.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.
Spikenard :: Spikenard (n.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India..
Cement :: Cement (n.) A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water..
Varlet :: Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust..
Laying :: Laying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of La.
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To lay down; to prostrate.
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