"lays" meaning in English

See lays in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /leɪz/ Audio: en-us-lays.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} lays
  1. plural of lay Tags: form-of, plural Form of: lay
    Sense id: en-lays-en-noun-~9A4sw8S

Verb

IPA: /leɪz/ Audio: en-us-lays.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lays
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lay Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: lay
    Sense id: en-lays-en-verb-7F0-dgNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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