Definition of lay

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Lay (a.) Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease..

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Organist :: Organist (n.) One who plays on the organ.
Baseball :: Baseball (n.) A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds ( four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball..
Protatic :: Protatic (a.) Of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play; introductory.
Tragical :: Tragical (a.) Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation..
Chatoyment :: Chatoyment (n.) Changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors..
Layman :: Layman (n.) A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above)..
Mislay :: Mislay (v. t.) To lay in a place not recollected; to lose.
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like..
Directly :: Directly (adv.) Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.
Unbreast :: Unbreast (v. t.) To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom..
Casuist :: Casuist (v. i.) To play the casuist.
Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..
Ovipositor :: Ovipositor (n.) The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same..
Iridescent :: Iridescent (a.) Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass..
Disportment :: Disportment (n.) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
Mesophl/um :: Mesophl/um (n.) The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated..
Expose :: Expose (v. t.) To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection..
Virelay :: Virelay (n.) An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes, and composed in short lines, with a refrain..
Thereupon :: Thereupon (adv.) Immediately; at once; without delay.
Floor :: Floor (v. t.) To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent..
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