Laying
/ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Laying
verb
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
"A shower of rain lays the dust."
- To cause to subside or abate.
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
"lay brick; lay flooring"
- To produce and deposit an egg.
"Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"
verb
- To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
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