Lay and Sheet

Lay

Lay verb - To put a layer of on a surface.
Usage example: the mason laid mortar over the first row of bricks before starting the second

Sheet and lay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheet" instead the word "Lay" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Sheet

Sheet verb - To form a layer over.
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Synonyms for Sheet

Lay and sheet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Sheet".

Nearby Words: sheeting, sheeted

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Modesty Bedsheet As Scott and Ramona lay in bed together, the sheet is pulled up over Scott's chest but down past Ramona's.
  • I have writ it and rewrit it in my own mind so oft that it lies there ready for pen and ink; and if I lay but my soul by my letter-sheet, 'tis naught to do but to copy from it.
  • Foreshadowing It's a song performed by V, complete with accompanying sheet music, whose lyrics lay out V's entire plan squarely in the middle of the story, when all of the pieces are about to fall into place.
    Source: Foreshadowing
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