lay


Meanings

  • a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  • a narrative poem of popular origin
  • put into a certain place or abstract location;
  • put in a horizontal position;
    • "lay the books on the table"
    • "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
  • prepare or position for action or operation;
    • "lay a fire"
    • "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
  • lay eggs;
    • "This hen doesn't lay"
  • impose as a duty, burden, or punishment;
    • "lay a responsibility on someone"
  • be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
  • be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position;
    • "The sick man lay in bed all day"
  • originate (in);
  • be and remain in a particular state or condition;
  • tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive;
  • have a place in relation to something else;
  • assume a reclining position;
  • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy;
    • "the lay ministry"
  • not of or from a profession;
    • "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
  • LAY v LAID or LAYED, LAYING, LAYS to deposit as a wager


Scrabble Score: 6

lay is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

lay is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

lay is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

lay is a valid Words With Friends word