Definition of lying

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Lying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lie, to be supported horizontally..

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Decubation :: Decubation (n.) Act of lying down; decumbence.
Corridor :: Corridor (n.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
Consent :: Consent (n.) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action..
Flysch :: Flysch (n.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary..
Adminicular :: Adminicular (a.) Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; as, adminicular evidence..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) Hence, a vague rumor or flying report..
Word :: Word (n.) Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise.
Nursing :: Nursing (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant..
Transpadane :: Transpadane (a.) Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane..
Intermediate :: Intermediate (a.) Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors..
Hector :: Hector (v. t.) To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying..
Lodged :: Lodged (a.) Lying down; -- used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is of beasts of prey..
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein.
Compliance :: Compliance (n.) The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission..
Use :: Use (v. t.) The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use..
Underlie :: Underlie (v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory..
Bed Rock :: Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
Blacks :: Blacks (n. pl.) Soot flying in the air.
Associate :: Associate (n.) A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow..
Rally :: Rally (n.) The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
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