Word
lay
To put something down carefully or flat on a surface.
Meanings
To put something down carefully or flat on a surface.
To place something down or spread it out in a specific arrangement, often as a covering or part of a construction process.
(Of a bird, insect, or other animal) to produce an egg from its body.
Examples
- The architect carefully laid the blueprints on the large conference table for everyone to see.
- Please lay your dirty clothes in the hamper before you leave for school this morning.
- The proud mother hen usually lays her eggs in the early morning hours.
- They are planning to lay new hardwood floors throughout the entire house next month.
- Before the big event, she will lay out all the essential documents for the attendees to review.
More verbs
- analyze To examine something carefully in order to understand it or explain it.
- scrutinize To scrutinize something is to examine it very carefully and in detail.
- affect To affect something is to influence it or cause it to change.
- allude To allude means to mention or suggest something indirectly without saying it clearly.
- elude To elude someone or something is to avoid being caught, understood, or remembered.