Definition of lay

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Lay (a.) Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease..

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Dun :: Dun (v. t.) To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance..
Flayer :: Flayer (n.) One who strips off the skin.
Minstrelsy :: Minstrelsy (n.) The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
Underlay :: Underlay (v. t.) To lay beneath; to put under.
Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Player :: Player (n.) One who plays any game.
Dodge :: Dodge (v. i.) To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
Trail :: Trail (v. t.) To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat..
Field :: Field (n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.
Playtime :: Playtime (n.) Time for play or diversion.
Stemmed :: Stem (v. t.) To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole..
Sporting :: Sportful (a.) Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive..
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
Attach :: Attach (v. t.) To take, seize, or lay hold of..
Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Play :: Play (n.) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
Mow :: Mow (v. t.) To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away..
Exogen :: Exogen (n.) A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. Endogen..
Enderon :: Enderon (n.) The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes.
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