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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-lay
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To untwist.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English lay English unlay From un- + lay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unlays (present, singular) unlaying (participle, present) unlaid (participle, past) unlaid (past)

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

What does unlay mean?
To untwist.
Where does unlay come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English lay English unlay From un- + lay.

How to pronounce unlay

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