LAIN Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word lain. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LAIN
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| flat | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking contrast or shading between tones • (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a level tract of land • a shallow box in which seedlings are started • a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named • freight car without permanent sides or roof • a deflated pneumatic tire • scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house adverb • with flat sails • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness • not modified or restricted by reservations • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting • having lost effervescence • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch • horizontally level • lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth • not reflecting light; not glossy • commercially inactive | ||||||||
| horizontal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line noun • something that is oriented horizontally | ||||||||
| prostrate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground • lying face downward verb • get into a prostrate position, as in submission • render helpless or defenseless • throw down flat, as on the ground | ||||||||
| supine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lying face upward • passive as a result of indolence or indifference | ||||||||
| reclined | verbv | |||||||
verb • move the upper body backwards and down • cause to recline • lean in a comfortable resting position | ||||||||
| resting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
| consist | verbv | |||||||
verb • originate (in) • have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in • be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous • be composed of | ||||||||
| dwell | verbv | |||||||
verb • think moodily or anxiously about something • originate (in) • be an inhabitant of or reside in • exist or be situated within • come back to | ||||||||
| prevarication | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth • intentionally vague or ambiguous • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||||
| rest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
| lie down | verbv | |||||||
verb • assume a reclining position | ||||||||
| trygve halvden lie | ||||||||
noun • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) | ||||||||
| trygve lie | nounn | |||||||
noun • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) | ||||||||
