laying
Putting something flat
Laying is the present participle of lay—putting down or producing eggs: She was laying tiles.
The hens are laying well this spring.
He's been laying plans for months.
In slang: He's been laying everything that moves.
Female fowl
- poultryBirds raised for food
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
brood · incubation · oviposition · hatchery · coop · roost · fertile · yolk
Lacking vertical variation
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- prostrateLying fully extended
stretched · sprawled · spreadeagled · facedown · faceup · splayed · recumbent · outstretched
Foundational building block
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- footingSecure ground position
- bedrockSolid stone underground
underpinning · framework · substructure · infrastructure · concrete · brickwork · masonry · leveling
Context of events
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- spreadingExtending over space
- puttingGolf's finishing strokes
placement · depositing · resting · draping · situating · disposing · installation · alignment
hen
Female fowl
- poultryBirds raised for food
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
nest · brood · incubation · oviposition · hatchery · coop · roost · fertile · yolk · shell
flat
Lacking vertical variation
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
prostrate · stretched · sprawled · spreadeagled · facedown · faceup · splayed · recumbent · outstretched · down
cornerstone
Foundational building block
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- footingSecure ground position
bedrock · underpinning · framework · substructure · infrastructure · concrete · brickwork · masonry · leveling · mortar
setting
Context of events
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- spreadingExtending over space
putting · placement · depositing · resting · draping · situating · disposing · installation · alignment
rest
Cessation of activity
cemetery · repose · peace · sepulcher · entombment · memorial · funeral · mourning · committal · final
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
- placing actionsputting, placing, dropping, depositing, positioning
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- stoneworkmasonry, stones, granite, capstones, limestone
- gildinggold leaf, silver leaf, gold foil, copper leaf, leafing
layingremoving
Taking something out
dismantling · demolishing · uprooting · excavating · digging up
- laying lowRemaining hidden or inconspicuous
- laying offTerminating employees involuntarily
- laying downAssuming a horizontal position
- laying pipeInstalling underground conduits
- laying outPositioning items systematically
- laying down the lawFirmly stating rules
overlaying, mislaying, laying hens, laying on of hands, re-laying, underlaying