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Moderatelaid
The correct spelling is laid.
How to pronounce laid
/leɪd/
adjectiveIPA: /leɪd/
Say it like: Lay-d
The correct spelling is laid. (of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould. For example: "A shower of rain lays the dust."
Usage Examples
“A shower of rain lays the dust.”
“lay brick; lay flooring”
“Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
verb
- 1.To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- 2.To cause to subside or abate.
- 3.To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- 4.To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- 5.To produce and deposit an egg.
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