Definition of laying

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Laying (n.) The act of one who, or that which, lays..

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Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin..
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc..
Constitution :: Constitution (n.) The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs..
Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
Flagging :: Flagging (a.) Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying..
Stylus :: Stylus (n.) That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is frequently composed of metal or diamond..
Knave :: Knave (n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
Boating :: Boating (n.) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish..
Ablaqueation :: Ablaqueation (n.) The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.
Grappling :: Grappling (n.) A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel..
Laying :: Laying (n.) The act of one who, or that which, lays..
King :: King (n.) A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds..
Revie :: Revie (v. i.) To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing.
Piping :: Piping (n.) The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc..
Sublittoral :: Sublition (n.) The act or process of laying the ground in a painting.
Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration..
Pretence :: Pretence (n.) The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
Pretension :: Pretension (n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title..
Loper :: Loper (n.) A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the strands..
Scale :: Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale..
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