mis·lay

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• mis|lay´er — mis|lay «mihs LAY», transitive verb, laid, lay|ing. 1. to put in a place and then forget where it is; lose temporarily: »Mother is always mislaying her glasses. Was ever anything so provoking to mislay my own jewels, and force me to wear her… …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|lay — «mihs LAY», transitive verb, laid, lay|ing. 1. to put in a place and then forget where it is; lose temporarily: »Mother is always mislaying her glasses. Was ever anything so provoking to mislay my own jewels, and force me to wear her trumpery… …   Useful english dictionary

• lay — ad·lay; al·lay·ment; de·lay·er; de·mo·lay; fin·lay; is·lay; lay; lay·er·age; lay·ered; lay·er·man; lay·ette; lay·ia; lay·lock; lay·san; ma·cau·lay·an; ma·cau·lay·ism; ma·lay·ic; ma·lay·sia; mel·lay; mis·lay; pa·lay; pa·lay·an; rock·lay;… …   English syllables

• mis´cel|la´ne|ous|ness — mis|cel|la|ne|ous «MIHS uh LAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. not all of one kind or nature; of mixed composition or character: »The boy had a miscellaneous collection of stones, butterflies, marbles, stamps, birds nests, and many other things. My… …   Useful english dictionary

• mis´cel|la´ne|ous|ly — mis|cel|la|ne|ous «MIHS uh LAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. not all of one kind or nature; of mixed composition or character: »The boy had a miscellaneous collection of stones, butterflies, marbles, stamps, birds nests, and many other things. My… …   Useful english dictionary

• Mis|cel|la|ne|ous — «MIHS uh LAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. not all of one kind or nature; of mixed composition or character: »The boy had a miscellaneous collection of stones, butterflies, marbles, stamps, birds nests, and many other things. My second boy…received a… …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|cel|la|ne|ous — «MIHS uh LAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. not all of one kind or nature; of mixed composition or character: »The boy had a miscellaneous collection of stones, butterflies, marbles, stamps, birds nests, and many other things. My second boy…received a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lay Down Your Burdens — Battlestar Galactica episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 19 20 Directed by Michael Rymer Written …   Wikipedia

• mis|cal|cu|la|tion — «MIHS kal kyuh LAY shuhn», noun. a wrong or incorrect calculation: »[Hitler s] miscalculation was not in respect of Russia;…his miscalculation was in respect of Britain (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|cel|la|ne|a — «MIHS uh LAY nee uh», noun (plural). a miscellaneous collection, especially of literary compositions; miscellany. ╂[< Latin miscellānea a meat hash; a (literary) medley, neuter plural of miscellāneus miscellaneous] …   Useful english dictionary