List of synonyms from "laying the table" to synonyms from "lays foundation of"


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Definition of the day : « lays aside »

  • As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere
  • As in pigeonhole : verb categorize; shelve
  • As in put away/put aside/put by : verb keep in
  • As in relinquish : verb give up, let go
  • As in salt away : verb save, store up
  • As in save : verb economize; set money aside for later use
  • As in bank : verb collect money or advantage
  • As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
  • As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
  • As in sock away : verb bank
  • As in dismiss : verb put out of one's mind
Example sentences :
  • He lays aside his musical instrument and hurriedly dons an apron.
  • Extract from : « The Admirable Crichton » by J. M. Barrie
  • In his later books he lays aside all but the mere pretence of a story.
  • Extract from : « The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies » by Walter Besant
  • In the very act of asserting himself he lays aside what is distinctively 97 his.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by George Herbert Palmer
  • He lays aside his Bible—his family devotion is not heard, and his closet no longer listens to the silent whispers of prayer.
  • Extract from : « Select Temperance Tracts » by American Tract Society
  • England, apparently with a sigh of relief, lays aside her hair shirt, and proves that she has been wearing a silk vest under it.
  • Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop
  • He also lays aside his doubt and shows himself in a spiritual harmony with his father, which must be antecedent to the deed.
  • Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
  • At the sound of his footsteps she raises her eyes, and lays aside her book, and greets him with the smile of an acquaintance.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Aladdin » by Howard Pyle
  • In the artist it lays aside the veil, which elsewhere surrounds it, and irresistibly impels him to complete his work.
  • Extract from : « A History of Philosophy in Epitome » by Albert Schwegler
  • In Rome she lays aside her regal trappings, and wins the respect of all by her unostentatious living and her prodigal charities.
  • Extract from : « Love affairs of the Courts of Europe » by Thornton Hall
  • Should his wife die, he may not marry again unless he lays aside his priestly robe, nor may a priest ever marry a widow.
  • Extract from : « Armenian Legends and Festivals » by Louis A. Boettiger