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lay
Synonyms and Antonyms of lay
- she sang a short lay in dedication to her husband
anthem, cantata, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual
dirge, lament, requiem, threnody
aria, art song, barcarole (or barcarolle), blues, chanson, chant, chantey (or chanty), chorus, croon, descant (also discant), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, standard
lay
Synonyms and Antonyms of lay
- my main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter
calling, employment, game, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation, work
lay
Synonyms and Antonyms of lay
- just lay the book over there on the table for now
- state officials tried to lay a tax on merchandise sold over the Internet
- sheʼs laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time
- the mason laid mortar over the first row of bricks before starting the second
- an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring
- lay the corpse to rest
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