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  • 51lay — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the proper or specified place. 2 tr. put or bring into a certain or the required position or state (laid his hand on her arm; lay a carpet). 3 intr. dial.… …

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  • 52lay — lay1 verb (past and past participle laid) 1》 put down, especially gently or carefully. 2》 put down and set in position for use.     ↘Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal.     ↘put the material for (a fire) in place.… …

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  • 53lay — I v 1. put, place, set, rest, Inf. stick, leave, park, plant; set down, seat, settle; incline, lean. 2. drop, floor, lay low, prostrate; fell, knock or cut or strike down, sink. 3. lodge, submit, present, prefer, bring forward. 4. repose, impute …

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  • 54lay — I. verb (laid; laying) Etymology: Middle English leyen, from Old English lecgan; akin to Old English licgan to lie more at lie Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to beat or strike down with force 2. a. to put or set down …

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  • 55Egg (phasmatodea) — Phasmatodea, like a ghost , resembles twigs leaves and sometimes resembles lichen. The egg is oval with 5 parts making the egg , the capitulum small nob on end of egg, operculum the ring holding the capitulum and is in between the shell and the… …

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  • 56lay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ neatly ▪ He laid the clothes neatly on his bed. ▪ aside, down ▪ …

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  • 57lay — See: KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG …

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  • 58lay — See: KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG …

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  • 59egg drop syndrome 1976 virus — an adenovirus (duck adenovirus 1), first recognized in 1976, that causes apparently healthy ducks and geese to lay eggs with thin or soft shells or without shells …

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  • 60lay — See: kill the goose that laid the golden egg …

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