| bound3 |
(usu. pl.) the area contained within or lying near a boundary or outer limit of something. [1/4 definitions] |
| careen |
to clean or repair (a ship lying on its side). [1/5 definitions] |
| cay |
a small, low-lying island or reef; key. |
| cislunar |
lying between the earth and the moon's orbit; on this side of the moon. |
| collinear |
lying in the same straight line. [1/2 definitions] |
| confinement |
the state of being in childbirth; lying-in. [1/3 definitions] |
| corn silk |
the long silky part of the pistil of the corn plant, lying between the rows of kernels and extending beyond the tip of the ear. |
| couchant |
lying or reclining. [2 definitions] |
| curl up |
to get into a comfortable sitting or lying position. |
| deceit |
the act of lying. |
| decumbent |
leaning or lying down; reclining. [2 definitions] |
| diagonal |
lying in a slanting or oblique position. [1/5 definitions] |
| dishonesty |
an act of lying, stealing, cheating, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| down1 |
to or in a lying or sitting position. [1/13 definitions] |
| downstream |
having to do with the part of a stream lying in the direction of the current's flow. [1/2 definitions] |
| fakir |
a wandering beggar of the Muslim or Hindu religion, esp. one who performs remarkable feats such as lying on a bed of nails. |
| fen1 |
a low-lying, marshy tract of land; bog. |
| flat1 |
lying pressed against a level surface. [1/12 definitions] |
| floor exercise |
any of various physical exercises, as for fitness, performed on the floor in a lying or sitting position. [1/2 definitions] |
| green |
the color of emeralds or of young, growing foliage; the color lying between yellow and blue on the spectrum. [1/17 definitions] |
| Gulf of Tonkin |
a shallow arm of the South China Sea lying between Vietnam and China, purportedly the site of North Vietnamese attacks on US ships that precipitated the United States' entry into the Vietnam War in 1964. |