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laynoun1 a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effectthe minstrel strummed a cheerful lay on his lute air, melody, song, strain, tune, warble descant(also discant)cadence, measure, meter, rhythmballad, ditty, hymn, lyric, madrigal a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompanimentshe sang a short lay in dedication to her husband ballad, ditty, jingle, lyric, song, vocal anthem, cantata, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritualdirge, lament, requiem, threnodyhallelujah, paeanaria, art song, barcarole(or barcarolle), blues, chanson, chant, chantey(or chanty or shanty), chorus, croon, descant(also discant), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, standarddrinking song, fight songtorch songcover, medley, remix the activity by which one regularly makes a livingmy main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter calling, employment, game, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation, work call, lifeworkbusiness, enterprise, field, livelihood, living, métier(also metier), racket(slang)assignment, engagement, gig, missionart, craft, handcraft, handicraftappointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situationduty, function, job, load, task, workload avocation, hobby, pursuit to arrange something in a certain spot or positionjust lay the book over there on the table for now depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, fix, place, position, put, set, set up, situate, stick move, rearrange, reorder, shiftorientestablish, locate, plant, settleclap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk(or plonk), plunk down, slapensconce, nicheassemble, collectcarryberth, parkaffix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedgearray, lay out, line up, queue, rankset down relocate, remove, takebanishdislodge, displace, replace, supersede, supplant to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air sediment, settle filter, screen, sieve, sift, strainclarify, clearresettle raise agitate, disturb, mix, stir to establish or apply as a charge or penaltystate officials tried to lay a tax on merchandise sold over the Internet assess, charge, exact, fine, impose, levy, put dock, excise, mulct, penalize, taxextort, shake down, wrest, wringbleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeezecoerce, compel, forceinflict, wreaksetreapply, reimpose, relay remit abate, diminish, lessenforgive, releasecondone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon to make ready in advanceshe's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time fit, fix, groom, prep, prepare, ready brace, fortify, gird, steelbatten, gather, gear up, mounteducate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, train, tutorboot (up), primearrange, set, spreadarm, equip, forearm, furnish, outfit, provide, supplyincline, predisposedraft, draw up, framewarm (up) to put a layer of on a surfacethe mason laid mortar over the first row of bricks before starting the second apply, lay on, spread anoint, bedaub, besmear, dab, daub, plaster, slather, smearblanket, carpet, coat, cover, layer, mantle, overlay, overlie, overspread, sheet, surface bare, expose, peel, strip, uncover to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain eventI'll lay five dollars that you can't do it bet, gamble, go, play, put, stake, wager bid, offeradventure, chance, hazard, speculate, ventureendanger, imperil, jeopardize to explain (something) as being the result of something elsean electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring accredit, ascribe, attribute, chalk up, credit, impute, put down blame, charge, father (on), impute (to), pin (on)assign, referassociate, attach, connect, link to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sealay the corpse to rest bury, entomb, hearse, inhume, inter, put away, tomb immure, inurnenshrineconceal, cover, ensconce, hideobscure, shade, shieldcloak, curtain, enshroud, shroudrebury, reintercoffin disinter, exhume, unearth burn, crematebare, disclose, discover, display, exhibit, expose, reveal, showuncoffin before the 12th century |