lay
Put something horizontal
Lay is a verb meaning to put down or place: Lay the book on the table.
The hen lays eggs.
Lay the foundation before building.
Lay is also the past tense of lie (to recline): She lay on the bed for hours.
This distinction confuses many speakers.
A lay is something's position or arrangement: the lay of the land.
A lay is also a song or poem, especially a medieval narrative.
In slang, a lay is a sexual partner or act of sex: She was an easy lay.
To lay someone is to have sex with them: He laid her after dinner.
Nonprofessional participant
- nonexpertOne lacking specialized knowledge
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- nonordainedNot formally consecrated
congregant · parishioner · nonspecialist · civilian · outsider · unordained
Place for safekeeping
rest · situate · spread · locate · dispose · distribute · install · establish
Stake on uncertainty
Lying fully extended
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- flatLacking vertical variation
stretch · sprawl · lounge · recumbent · repose · spread-eagle · outstretched
Narrative poem or song
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- dittyShort, simple song
- chansonFrench vocal composition
madrigal · serenade · aria · hymn · lullaby · canticle · minstrelsy · roundelay
amateur
Nonprofessional participant
- nonexpertOne lacking specialized knowledge
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- secularNonreligious, worldly
nonordained · congregant · parishioner · nonspecialist · civilian · outsider · unordained
deposit
Place for safekeeping
arrange · rest · situate · spread · locate · dispose · distribute · install · establish · stow
wager
Stake on uncertainty
prostrate
Lying fully extended
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
flat · stretch · sprawl · lounge · recumbent · repose · spread-eagle · outstretched
ballad
Narrative poem or song
chanson · madrigal · serenade · aria · hymn · lullaby · canticle · minstrelsy · roundelay · lyric
tale
Spoken or written narrative
bed
Furniture for slumber
- sleep withHave sexual relations
- copulateEngage in intercourse
- matePartner or companion
layprofessional
Credentialed in one's field
expert · specialist · trained · qualified · credentialed
layordained
Officially appointed to ministry
clerical · clergy · ecclesiastical · priestly · ministerial
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