Definition of lay

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Lay (v. t.) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3..

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Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land..
Bird''s-nest :: Bird's-nest (n.) The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
Cassino :: Cassino (n.) A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points..
Flirtation :: Flirtation (n.) Playing at courtship; coquetry.
Gall :: Gall (n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut..
Underlay :: Underlay (v. i.) To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode..
Dilatory :: Dilatory (a.) Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant..
Gig :: Gig (n.) A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
Parget :: Parget (v. i.) To lay on plaster.
Pallone :: Pallone (n.) An Italian game, played with a large leather ball..
Fielding :: Fielding (n.) The act of playing as a fielder.
Pigeonhole :: Pigeonhole (v. t.) To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report..
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
Badminton :: Badminton (n.) A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks..
Eleven :: Eleven (n.) The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven..
Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..
Ovicapsule :: Ovicapsule (n.) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
Rocklay :: Rocklay (n.) See Rokelay.
Block :: Block (v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
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