Lay
Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Object
Object verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Chef is trying to get his chicken to lay an egg and after it looks like she has, he angrily declares that the object is not an egg but a ping-pong ball.
Source: The Coconut Effect - Our brave hero has outsmarted the guards, sneaked into the ancient and mysterious crypt and now is about to lay his hands on the object of his long quest and/or about to open the grim-looking gate leading to said object.
Source: MacGuffin Guardian -
Exploited, in a way, by stadiametric rangefinders, which offer a grid which you lay over the silhouette of the target to deduce the range to it based on the angular size of a typical object of that category, e.g.
Source: Hiroshima as a Unit of Measure
Cite this Source
Object and Lay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/object
Lay & Object. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/object>.
Object or Lay. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/object.
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