laid out

Displayed in order

Laid out is the past tense of lay out, which means to arrange or spread something for display or examination: She laid out the clothes on the bed.

It also means to explain clearly: He laid out his plan in detail.

To be laid out can mean knocked unconscious or flat: One punch and he was laid out cold.

A body laid out has been prepared for viewing at a funeral.

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planned · game plan · spread · supine · shown · organized · mapped out · knocked out · prone · prostrate · flat out · knocked flat · explicated · blueprinted · structured · flattened · drafted · expounded

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arrangement/organization

laid outjumbled

Disordered, lacking arrangement

cluttered · disorganized · scattered · disordered · chaotic

orientation/alignment

laid outcrooked

Bent or dishonest

askew · misaligned · skewed · at an angle · off-kilter

POSTURE/POSITION (of a person)

laid outstanding

Position, physical or social

upright · standing up · erect · vertical · propped up

Family

layout, laid, lay out, lain, layouts, mislaid, overlaid, relaid, laid-off

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G