laying
- n the production of eggs (especially in birds)
- v put into a certain place or abstract location
- v put in a horizontal position
- v prepare or position for action or operation
- v lay eggs
- v impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
laying claim
- n the act of taking possession of or power over something
laying on of hands
- n the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body
- n laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination
laying waste
- n destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
layout
- n a plan or design of something that is laid out
- n the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
layup
- n a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
lazar house
- n hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazaret
- n hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazarette
- n hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazaretto
- n hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
- n a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
lazarus
- n the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
- n the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar
laziness
- n inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
- n relaxed and easy activity
the laziness of the day helped her to relax - n apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
lazio
- n an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea