Definition of lay

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Lay (n.) The laity; the common people.

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Trump :: Trump (v. t.) To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick..
Presently :: Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by..
Mine :: Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means..
Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To perform, as a tune; to play..
Radical :: Radical (n.) Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; -- called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue..
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition..
Dealer :: Dealer (n.) One who distributes cards to the players.
Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel..
Explicative :: Explicative (a.) Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory.
Unlaid :: Unlaid (a.) Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest.
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
Underplot :: Underplot (n.) A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it..
Postponement :: Postponement (n.) The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay..
Pall-mall :: Pall-mall (n.) A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall..
Antipyretic :: Antipyretic (a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
Ombre :: Ombre (n.) A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons..
Save :: Save (a.) To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.
Bode :: Bode (n.) A stop; a halting; delay.
Allayed :: Allayed (imp. & p. p.) of Alla.
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