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Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust..

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Roll :: Roll (n.) To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball..

Deferment :: Deferment (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.

Forslow :: Forslow (v. t.) To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off.

Stratum :: Stratum (n.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively..

Harry :: Harry (v. t.) To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land..

Unroll :: Unroll (v. t.) To display; to reveal.

Stratification :: Stratification (n.) The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers..

Ovicapsule :: Ovicapsule (n.) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.

Deplume :: Deplume (v. t.) To lay bare; to expose.

Histrionicism :: Histrionicism (n.) The histronic art; stageplaying.

Nur :: Nur (n.) A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey..

Mine :: Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means..

Kindergarten :: Kindergarten (n.) A school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden..

Harp :: Harp (n.) To play on the harp.

Ripienist :: Ripienist (n.) A player in the ripieno portion of an orchestra. See Ripieno.

Spluttered :: Splurge (v. i.) To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over..

Steel :: Steel (n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax..

Pomp :: Pomp (v. i.) To make a pompons display; to conduct.

Prelude :: Prelude (v. t.) To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air..