lie
Noun
-
subtypes:
- fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle - a trivial lie
- jactitation - (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
- walloper, whopper - a gross untruth; a blatant lie
- white lie - an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
same as: prevarication -
is an instance of: diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiationssame as: trygve halvden lie, trygve lie
Verb
-
is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewheresubtypes:
- nestle - lie in a sheltered position
- intervene - be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
- top - be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
- mediate - occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
- ride - lie moored or anchored
- lap - lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
- focalise, focalize, localise, localize - concentrate on a particular place or spot
- slant - lie obliquely
- precede, predate - come before
- underlie - lie underneath
- cap, crest - lie at the top of
- face, front, look - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- back - be in back of
- flank - be located at the sides of something or somebody
- head - be in the front of or on top of
- command, dominate, overlook, overtop - look down on
- line, run along - be in line with; form a line along
- orient, point - be oriented
- look across, look out on, look out over, overlook - be oriented in a certain direction
-
subtypes:
-
is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
-
is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewheresame as: restverb group: lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
-
is a type of: change posture - undergo a change in bodily posturesubtypes:
- stretch, stretch out - lie down comfortably
- charge - lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- bow down, prostrate - get into a prostrate position, as in submission
same as: lie downverb group: lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing