Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun..

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Exhibition :: Exhibition (n.) The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display..
Roundel :: Roundel (a.) A rondelay.
Alternant :: Alternant (v. t.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks..
Worldly :: Worldly (a.) Lay, as opposed to clerical..
Allay :: Allay (n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.
Chorus :: Chorus (n.) An interpreter in a dumb show or play.
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs..
Streel :: Streek (v. t.) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak..
Crucible :: Crucible (n.) A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc..
Explicative :: Explicative (a.) Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory.
Jilt :: Jilt (v. i.) To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.
Deviation :: Deviation (n.) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility..
Haemoscope :: Haemoscope (n.) An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination..
Wagerer :: Wagerer (n.) One who wagers, or lays a bet..
Laminate :: Laminate (a.) Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated..
Delay :: Delay (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
Sidelong :: Sidelong (adv.) On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong..
Expose :: Expose (v. t.) To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor..
Play :: Play (n.) To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest..
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