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Lays

/leɪz/

Arrangement or relationship; layout.

📖 Definitions of "Lays"

noun

1
Arrangement or relationship; layout.
"the lay of the land"
2
A share of the profits in a business.
3
A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
4
The direction a rope is twisted.
"Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."

verb

1
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
"A shower of rain lays the dust."
2
To cause to subside or abate.
3
To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
4
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
"lay brick; lay flooring"

noun

noun

1
A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
"1805 The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Sir Walter Scott."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
put downverb	(idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
reposeverb	(intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
putverb	To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
positionverb	To put into place.
placeverb	(transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
profaneverb	(transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
nonprofessionalnoun	One who is not a professional; an amateur.
laicnoun	Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
secularnoun	Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
balladverb	(intransitive) To compose or sing ballads.
poseverb	(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
asksverb	To request or petition.
attachesnoun	Alternative form of attachés.
ballads	a compilation album released on December 20, 2000 by American R&B singer Mary J. Blige.
betsnoun	A diminutive of Elizabeth.
bringsverb	a band from Germany which perform most songs in the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch.
buildsverb	(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
castsverb	(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
communicatesverb	(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.