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| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| apply |
to lay on. [1/2 definitions] |
| await |
to be in store for; to lay ahead for. [1/3 definitions] |
| Beguine |
a member of a lay Roman Catholic sisterhood of the Netherlands, first established in the twelfth century, that allowed women to keep their private property and revoke their vows whenever they wished. |
| beleaguer |
to lay siege to by surrounding with troops; besiege. [1/2 definitions] |
| besiege |
to surround with enemy forces; lay siege to. [1/2 definitions] |
| bird |
an animal with two wings, two feet, and a body covered with feathers. Most birds can fly. Birds are warm-blooded animals with skeletons inside their bodies. Birds lay eggs with hard shells. Robins, eagles, chickens, and ostriches are a few of the many kinds of birds. |
| Br.2 |
abbreviation of "Brother," a lay member of a male religious order (used as a title). |
| broody |
ready to lay eggs, as poultry. [1/2 definitions] |
| brother |
(cap.) a lay member of a male religious order. (abbr.: Br.) [1/4 definitions] |
| carpenter ant |
any of various types of large ant that nest in decaying trees and wood buildings and gnaw out tunnels in which to lay their eggs. |
| carpenter bee |
any of various types of bee that bore tunnels in wood and lay their eggs there. |
| chart |
to lay out a plan for. [1/6 definitions] |
| churchwarden |
in the Anglican Church, a lay officer who manages the secular or legal affairs of the church. [2/3 definitions] |
| clothes moth |
any of several small moths that lay eggs in wool, fur, or the like, upon which the larvae feed. |
| concrete |
to build, cover, or lay with concrete. [1/10 definitions] |
| confraternity |
a lay brotherhood that pursues religious or charitable goals. [1/2 definitions] |
| denude |
in geology, to lay (rock) bare by eroding the layer of soil that covers it. [1/2 definitions] |
| deposit |
to put down, lay down, or place. [1/10 definitions] |
| devastate |
to ravage or lay waste, as by war or natural disaster. [1/2 definitions] |
| digger wasp |
any of various wasps that paralyze spiders and other prey with their stingers, then lay eggs on them in underground nests. |
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