laydown
Guaranteed winning hand
A laydown is something easy or certain—a sure thing requiring minimal effort.
In card games, especially bridge, a laydown hand is one that wins automatically once revealed: With those cards, it's a laydown.
The term extends to any situation where success is guaranteed: The case against him was a laydown.
As an adjective, laydown describes something designed to lie flat or fold down.
Complete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- concessionYielding a point
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
ceasefire · forfeit · resignation · acquiescence · relinquish · concede · abdicate · cede
Arranging in specific locations
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- configurationArrangement of parts
- setupHow something is arranged
- installationProcess of putting in
deployment · distribution · orientation · spacing · siting · anchoring · allocation · sequencing
Comfortable waiting room
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- hammockHanging fabric bed
- chaiseExtended reclining seat
daybed · futon · divan · settee · recliner · deckchair · sunbed · beanbag
Brief daytime rest
slumber · sleep · shuteye · relaxation · repose · respite · drowse · restfulness
Predetermined course of action
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- approachWay of handling something
scheme · planning · methodology · execution · logistics · operation · flanking · pincer
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
overcome · dominance · crush · thrash · demolish · annihilation · obliteration · subjugation
capitulation
Complete yielding to demands
- yieldingBending under pressure
- concessionYielding a point
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
armistice · ceasefire · forfeit · resignation · acquiescence · relinquish · concede · abdicate · cede · quit
positioning
Arranging in specific locations
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- configurationArrangement of parts
- setupHow something is arranged
installation · deployment · distribution · orientation · spacing · siting · anchoring · allocation · sequencing · zoning
lounge
Comfortable waiting room
chaise · daybed · futon · divan · settee · recliner · deckchair · sunbed · beanbag · ottoman
nap
Brief daytime rest
catnap · slumber · sleep · shuteye · relaxation · repose · respite · drowse · restfulness · tranquility
gameplan
Predetermined course of action
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
approach · scheme · planning · methodology · execution · logistics · operation · flanking · pincer · encirclement
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
victory · overcome · dominance · crush · thrash · demolish · annihilation · obliteration · subjugation · overthrow
- fishing structuresbrush pile, artificial reef, rock pile, standing timber, stump