Lay and Mix

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Lay verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

Usage example: the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air

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Mix is an antonym for lay.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Mix verb - To turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout.

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Lay is an antonym for mix.

Nearby Words: mixed, mixing, mixer

Customers can mix and match parts for a custom lay.

Source: Literature / Red Dwarf

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