Number of syllables in the word 'lay'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word lay.
- No of syllables in lay : 1
- Divide syllables in lay : lay
More about the word - lay
- noun
- Definition : Arrangement or relationship; layout.
- Definition : A share of the profits in a business.
- Definition : A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- Definition : The direction a rope is twisted.
- verb
- Synonyms : ascribe, attribute, becalm, settle down, lie by, lie with
- Definition : To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- Definition : To cause to subside or abate.
- Definition : To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- Definition : To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
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