Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laydown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: lay-down
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of laying something down.

Uncountable

noun

A physical mockup or layout of a page design.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pattern of deployment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.

adj

Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.

Example Sentences

"However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture."
"It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season […]"
"The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems."
"North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown."
"The most important thing to consider when fishing laydowns is to perfectly position your boat before making your very first cast"
"Most C-store category managers prefer pegboard to bagged, and many have stopped carrying laydown bags."

Etymology

Deverbal from lay down.

Usage

Inflected Forms

laydowns (plural)

Phrases

lay down

Frequently Paired Words

lay down

Questions

What does laydown mean?: The act of laying something down.
Where does laydown come from?: Deverbal from lay down.

How to pronounce laydown

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