Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lay | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
rest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lay (noun) | rest (noun) |
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a narrative poem of popular origin | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) |
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | a support on which things can be put |
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration | |
something left after other parts have been taken away | |
a state of inaction | |
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | |
a pause for relaxation |
lay (adjective) | rest (adjective) |
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not of or from a profession | |
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy |
lay (verb) | rest (verb) |
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put in a horizontal position | be at rest |
put into a certain place or abstract location | stay the same; remain in a certain state |
lay eggs | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
prepare or position for action or operation | give a rest to |
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | not move; be in a resting position |
sit, as on a branch | |
rest on or as if on a pillow | |
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | |
be inactive, refrain from acting | |
have a place in relation to something else | |
be inherent or innate in |