n. demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

n. an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"

n. an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"

n. an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

n. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

n. a narrative poem of popular origin

n. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

v. prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"

v. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"

v. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

v. lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"

v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

v. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

v. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

adj. not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain; "the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues"; "nonprofessional actors"

adj. concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"

adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"

adj. concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

n. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"

n. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"

n. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

n. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

n. a formal public statement

n. a strong declaration of protest

n. a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

n. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

n. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

n. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"

n. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

n. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

n. joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

v. rejoice proudly

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

v. give information

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

v. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

v. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

v. transfer one's right to

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

v. sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

v. have an argument about something

v. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

v. give information

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

v. lift or elevate

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

v. hand over formally

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

v. plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

adj. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

adj. lacking practical experience or training

adj. showing lack of art; "an artless translation"

adj. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

adj. lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"

adj. that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"

adj. found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

adj. of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"

adj. applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities"

v. repose in

v. be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"

v. place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"

v. save up as for future use

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

v. lay on

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

v. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"

v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

v. go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"

v. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

v. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

v. put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

v. apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

v. put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

v. to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

adj. engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

adj. "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better"

adj. representing the whole of a state or body rather than one specific division or part of it: "ambassador-at-large"

adj. not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

adj. widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

adj. not limited in use or function

adj. applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"

adj. lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"

adj. "mass destruction"

adj. constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"

adj. involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"

adj. existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"

adj. spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

adj. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"

adj. profaning or tending to desecrate

adj. made secular

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

v. make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"

v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

v. destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

v. take and lift upward

v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"

adj. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes"

adj. concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

adj. of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history"

adj. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"