Laying is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for LAYING in dictionary:

VERB:
• put (something) down gently or carefully
• prevent (something) from rising off the ground
• put down and set in position for use
• set cutlery, crockery, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal
• cover (a surface) with objects or a substance
• put the material for (a fire) in place and arrange it
• prepare (a trap) for someone
• work out (an idea or suggestion) in detail ready for use or presentation
• present information or suggestions to be considered and acted upon by (someone)
• locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc.) in a particular place
• stake (an amount of money) in a bet
• used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’
• (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body
• have sex with.
• follow (a specified course)
• trim (a hedge) back, cutting the branches half through, bending them down, and interweaving them
• used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’
NOUN:
• the first coat of plaster
• the general appearance of an area of land
• the position or direction in which something lies
• the direction or amount of twist in rope strands.
• an act of sexual intercourse.
• a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner.
• the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid
• a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung
• a song
• The act of one who, or that which, lays.
• The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
• The first coat on laths of plasterer\'s two-coat work.
• the production of eggs (especially in birds)
ADJECTIVE:
• not ordained into or belonging to the clergy
• not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to deposit as a wager

Words related to LAYING

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Words that contain LAYING

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How to use LAYING in a sentence

• Veal himself, who hoped he saw the fathers of some future pupils arriving, down to Master George, glad of any pretext of laying his book down.
• The deliberation had resulted in laying before the Presiding Bishop a request for the appointment of the writer.
• And concerning this I would say more if this was the proper time for laying down rules concerning it, or if this was what you were inquiring about.
• To bake the bread required an oven, and he accordingly built one in the garret, laying in a large stock of wood for fuel.
• A few women, resembling shadows, knelt supporting themselves against the backs of the chairs and dark wooden benches before them, and laying their exhausted heads upon them.
• Then they said they had run out of ready money, and would wait until they got more before laying their cable any farther.
• Every farmer in Scotland and England is laying down his land in grass, and giving up tillage as fast as he can.
• Receiving a horse shoe from the devil, and laying it in a secret part of the door, that all her business in-doors might prosper.
• Laying aside all question of the wonderful German trained mind, knowledge, efficiency, Gard observed so much that was boy-like and girl-like in the adult Teuton life.
• She drew off her gloves, and, laying aside her hat, picked up a newspaper, and began to read.
• The bearers, many of whom were German prisoners, were bringing out the wounded over the fields and laying them by the roadside.
• We must come to Him, laying aside all our pride and self-will, and kneel by the Cross to ask His help.
• This in due course she does, going up to Olympus and laying hold of Jove by the knee and by the chin.
• The laying out of Broadway was significant of expectations.
• The complaining witnesses were called, and under direct examination the essential facts were brought forth, laying the foundation for a legal separation.
• The Spirit turns away, Just laying off, for evidence, An overcoat of clay.
• It was at this time that the cardinal formed the project of the destruction of the Huguenot party, and of laying siege to La Rochelle.
• She gave Nellie a box, and Nellie began kissing her babies, and laying them, one after another, in the box.
• Laying aside her dress, she draped her shimmering cloth about her, dragging her hair down in a heavy mass over ears and neck until she seemed herself a bride.

Similar words containing LAY without suffix ing

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