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lay
adjective as in amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession
Strongest match
verb as in put, place
verb as in produce, advance
Strongest match
Weak matches
verb as in credit, allocate
verb as in design, plan
verb as in make smooth
Example Sentences
One police officer was coolly dispatched as he lay wounded on the sidewalk.
Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
Gingerly, about 30 couples lay down and squatted on mats and rugs for the mass face-sit.
In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.
At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes.
Sometimes the child lay so still that Aristide arose to see whether he was alive.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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