Results for "lay"

Word

49 words

• play A1

  A story written to be performed by actors on a stage.

• lay B1

  To put something down carefully, usually in a flat position.

• player A1

  A person who takes part in a game or sport.

• clay A2

  A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

• delay A2

  To make something happen later than planned, or to do it later than you should.

• display A2

  To show something clearly so that people can see it.

• layer B1

  A single thickness of a material that covers a surface or lies between other things.

• playground A2

  An outdoor area where children can play, often with swings and slides.

• screenplay C1

  The written script for a film or television show, including dialogue and stage directions.

• relay B2

  To pass on a message or piece of information to someone else.

• layout C1

  The way the parts of something are arranged within a space.

• playful A2

  Full of fun and energy; wanting to play.

• playwright B2

  A person who writes plays for the theatre.

• layman C2

  Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

• playmate B2

  A companion, especially a child, that someone plays with.

• flay C2

  to strip the skin from a person, animal, or carcass

• playfully B2

  in a playful manner

• malay C1

  a member of a Southeast Asian people native especially to the Malay Peninsula and parts of the Malay Archipelago

• bricklayer C2

  a craftsman skilled in building with bricks

• overlay C2

  To lay or spread something over the surface of something else.

• interplay C1

  the way two or more things affect, respond to, or depend on one another

• inlay C1

  to decorate a surface by setting pieces of another material into it

• layabout B2

  A lazy person who avoids work.

• layperson C2

  One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.

• waylay C2

  to wait for someone in order to attack them or stop them unexpectedly

• splay C2

  to spread or turn outward and apart, especially from a central point

• roundelay C2

  a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

• playact C1

  to behave theatrically or pretend feelings or intentions that are not genuine

• clayey C1

  containing a large amount of clay, or having the dense, sticky qualities of clay

• CD player A1

• MP3 player A2

• allay C2+

  to diminish or relieve fear, doubt, or pain

• outlay C2+

  an amount of money spent on something

• belay C2+

  to secure a rope around a fixed point; to stop or cancel

• playfulness C2+

  a lighthearted, fun-loving quality

• delayer C2+

  a person or thing that causes delay

• layover C2+

  a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey

• mislay C2+

  to put something in a place later forgotten; lose temporarily

• playfellow C2+

  a companion in play; a playmate

• plaything C2+

  a toy, or a person or thing treated as an object of amusement

• slay C2+

  to kill violently, especially in great numbers

• flaysome C2+

  Yorkshire dialect: frightening, dreadful, or terrible

• lay aside B1

  to save money for use at a later time

• lay off B1

  to dismiss workers because their jobs are no longer required or affordable

• lay over B1

  to interrupt a journey with a temporary stay somewhere

• play around A1

  to experiment with something casually or without an expert approach

• play off against A1

  to set people or groups against one another to gain an advantage

• splay out C2

  to spread outward and apart from a central point

• lie A2

  lay — past tense of lie

  To be or move into a flat, resting position on a surface.