English Words: L

To repeatedly say something implied.

To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.

A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).

To topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out.

To offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.

The physical characteristics of the terrain or surrounding natural environment.

(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

To provide (food or drinks) for free.

To state strongly, clearly, and accurately.

To bunt (sense 4)

To reckon with (also on or for) some future act or event; to expect, to plan (for).

Alternative form of put one's cards on the table.

To lay hands on.

To say; to name; to think of to say.

To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.

To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, pipe.

A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.

Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.

To shake hands with.

Synonym of lay something at the feet of.

To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

The system of remuneration in which fishermen or merchant mariners are paid a lay (a share of the vessel's profit) plus the value of room and board derived from being shipboard and eating in the mess.

To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.

To start a fight (sometimes with on)

to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play

To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to.

To bury someone who has died.

To arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.

To store; to put by.

To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.

A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities such as food vendors or public telephones.

An absolute certainty.

A lazy person.

To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions.

A pit in which hides are stored.

A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a layback spin.

A specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations, tensioners, stingers, and other equipment necessary for assembling and installing pipelines on the seabed.

Eye dialect spelling of lady.

plural of laydee

The act of laying something down.

Obsolete spelling of lay.

simple past and past participle of lay

second-person singular simple past indicative of lay

A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.

To put on several layers of clothing.

Alternative form of layer cake federalism.

Able to be layered; suitable for layering.

The botanical technique of layering, or laying the shoot of a plant underground for growth.