lay

1. Not of or belonging to a particular profession; nonprofessional: a lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.

2. Of, relating to, or involving the laity: a lay preacher.

3. Lacking extensive knowledge of a particular subject.

4. Not of a particular profession .

5. Of or relating to members of a religious occupied with domestic or manual work .

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1. Lay down the law To assert positively and often arrogantly.

2. Lay it on thick Informal To exaggerate; overstate.

3. Lay it on thick Informal To flatter effusively.

4. Lay of the land The nature, arrangement, or disposition of something.

5. Lay rubber Slang To accelerate a motor vehicle suddenly from a halt to a high speed, thereby spinning the wheels and depositing on the road a thin film of burned rubber from the rear tire or tires.

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1. A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.

2. A song; a tune.

3. The amount of such twist.

4. The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in: a left lay.

5. The state of one that lays eggs: a hen coming into lay.

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1. Lay about To strike blows on all sides.

2. Lay aside To give up; abandon: lay aside all hope of rescue.

3. Lay aside To save for the future.

4. Lay away To put aside and hold for future delivery.

5. Lay away To reserve for the future; save.

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1. Past tense of lie1.

2. To oneself vigorously .

3. To proceed to a specified place or position on a ship .

4. To produce and deposit eggs.

5. To copulate with.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
lay	6	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
al	2
ay	5
la	2
ya	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lay	6