Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) ballad, lay (a narrative song with a recurrent refrain)
S: (n) ballad, lay (a narrative poem of popular origin)
Verb
S: (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (put into a certain place or abstract location) "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
S: (v) lay, put down, repose (put in a horizontal position) "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
S: (v) lay (prepare or position for action or operation) "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
S: (v) dwell, consist, lie, lie in (originate (in)) "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
S: (v) lie (be and remain in a particular state or condition) "lie dormant"
S: (v) lie (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive) "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
S: (v) lie, rest (have a place in relation to something else) "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
S: (v) lie down, lie (assume a reclining position) "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
Adjective
S: (adj) laic, lay, secular (characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy) "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
S: (adj) lay (not of or from a profession) "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"