Definition of lay

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Lay (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.

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Gamester :: Gamester (n.) A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games..
Tapetum :: Tapetum (n.) An area in the pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye in many animals, which has an iridescent or metallic luster and helps to make the eye visible in the dark. Sometimes applied to the whole layer of pigmented epithelium of the choroid..
Tole :: Tole (v. t.) To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing or desirable; to allure by some bait..
Merils :: Merils (n.) A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris..
Square :: Square (n.) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc..
By :: By (a.) Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc..
Discover :: Discover (v. t.) To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown)..
Finger :: Finger (v. i.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument.
Dispense :: Dispense (n.) Expense; profusion; outlay.
Tennis :: Tennis (v. t.) To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis..
Quell :: Quell (v. t.) To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul..
Away :: Away (adv.) On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity..
Trick :: Trick (a.) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players..
Intercalation :: Intercalation (n.) The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers..
Play :: Play (n.) To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
Toyhouse :: Toyhouse (n.) A house for children to play in or to play with; a playhouse.
Skin :: Skin (v. t.) To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal..
Counterturn :: Counterturn (n.) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties..
Tarry :: Tarry (n.) Stay; stop; delay.
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