Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)ballad, laya narrative song with a recurrent refrain (n)ballad, laya narrative poem of popular origin Verbs
(v)put, set, place, pose, position, layput into a certain place or abstract location“Put your things here”,
“Set the tray down”,
“Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children”,
“Place emphasis on a certain point” (v)lay, put down, reposeput in a horizontal position“lay the books on the table”,
“lay the patient carefully onto the bed” (v)layprepare or position for action or operation“lay a fire”,
“lay the foundation for a new health care plan” (v)laylay eggs“This hen doesn't lay” (v)layimpose as a duty, burden, or punishment“lay a responsibility on someone” Adjectives
(s)laic, lay, secularcharacteristic of those who are not members of the clergy“set his collar in laic rather than clerical position”,
“the lay ministry” (s)laynot of or from a profession“a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease”