Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan..

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Stagely :: Stagehouse (n.) A house where a stage regularly stops for passengers or a relay of horses.
Abode :: Abode (n.) Act of waiting; delay.
Allaying :: Allaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alla.
Coil :: Coil (n.) A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
Deposit :: Deposit (n.) To lay aside; to rid one's self of.
Pugging :: Pugging (v. t.) The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc..
Spend :: Spend (v. t.) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing..
Fiddler :: Fiddler (n.) One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
Pad :: Pad (n.) A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper..
Checkers :: Checkers (v.) A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men, or can not move them..
Wood-layer :: Wood-layer (n.) A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges..
Perform :: Perform (v. t.) To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.
Desolate :: Desolate (v. t.) To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
Taborer :: Taborer (n.) One who plays on the tabor.
Scene :: Scene (n.) So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes..
Aerognosy :: Aerognosy (n.) The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature..
Fretwork :: Fretwork (n.) Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like..
Property :: Property (a.) All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
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