English Dictionary
Definition lay in British English
lay adjective
adjective
/leɪ/
1
not educated or trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject
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Example
a lay preacher
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Related Words
Words related to lay:
bird (noun)
your hands on something (phrase)
I’d lay on something (phrase)
lay (verb)
lay (adjective)
lay (noun)
lay ()
lay a guilt trip on someone (phrase)
lay about (phrasal verb)
lay an egg (phrase)
lay aside (phrasal verb)
lay before (phrasal verb)
lay charges (phrase)
lay claim to something (phrase)
lay down (phrasal verb)
lay down (your) arms (phrase)
lay down your life (phrase)
lay on something (phrase)
lay in (phrasal verb)
lay into (phrasal verb)
lay it on the line (phrase)
lay it on thick (phrase)
lay off (phrasal verb)
lay on (phrasal verb)
lay out (phrasal verb)
lay reader (noun)
lay siege to something (phrase)
lay someone low (phrase)
lay someone open to something (phrase)
lay someone to rest (phrase)
lay flat (phrase)
lay something at someone’s door (phrase)
lay something bare (phrase)
lay the (for something) on (phrase)
lay the groundwork (for something) (phrase)
lay to (phrasal verb)
lay up (phrasal verb)
lay-by (noun)
lay-off (noun)
something to rest (phrase)
your cards on the table (phrase)
lie (verb)
lie about (phrasal verb)
lie ahead (phrasal verb)
lie back (phrasal verb)
lie behind (phrasal verb)
lie down (phrasal verb)
lie in (phrasal verb)
lie with (phrasal verb)
not lay a finger on someone ()
eyes on (phrase)
(great) store something (phrase)
the lay of the land (phrase)