Lay and Mission

Lay

Lay noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: my main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter

Mission and lay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mission" instead a noun "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Mission

Mission noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.
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Synonyms for Mission

Lay and mission are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a noun "Mission".

Both words in one sentence

  • The Miriapode infuses Lilith with the relevant languages and local history for each mission, but finding the lay of the land is usually a part of Lilith's arrival in any new time before that point.
  • Monumental Damage World at War, in the final American mission you get to call in an air strike on Shuri Castle, and in the last Russian mission you lay siege on the Reichstag.
  • Video Game / Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Inverted in one Soviet mission, where you electrify the Eiffel Tower into a gigantic tesla coil, which proceeds to lay waste to the entire city.
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