Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lay | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
perch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lay (noun) | perch (noun) |
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a narrative poem of popular origin | spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes |
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes |
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) | |
any of numerous fishes of America and Europe | |
an elevated place serving as a seat | |
a linear measure of 16.5 feet | |
a square rod of land |
lay (adjective) | perch (adjective) |
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not of or from a profession | |
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy |
lay (verb) | perch (verb) |
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put in a horizontal position | sit, as on a branch |
put into a certain place or abstract location | cause to perch or sit |
lay eggs | to come to rest, settle |
prepare or position for action or operation | |
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment |