Lay and Work

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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
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Work and lay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Lay".
Nearby Words: laying, laid

Work

Work noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: what line of work are you in?
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Lay and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a noun "Work".
Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

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people lay people work people
body lay body work body
way lay way work way
little lay little work little
Other words: times.

Both words in one sentence

  • You go to work and lay round a house that ain't even yours.
    Source: The Reason You Suck Speech / Literature
  • Just for starters, there's a ship that once made the entire universe move around it, while the ship itself lay still, making the ship work at triple capacity.
    Source: Mohs / Science in Genre Only
  • Western Animation / Inside Out Left Hanging: Riley occasionally overhears her parents discussing her father's problems at work, and that he might have to lay off some of his employees.
    Source: Western Animation / Inside Out
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Work and Lay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/work
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Work or Lay. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/work.

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