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lays in ashes

lays in ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay in ashes.

Meaning of lay in ashes

Verb

lay in ashes (third-person singular simple present lays in ashes, present participle laying in ashes, simple past and past participle laid in ashes)

  1. (transitive) To destroy utterly by burning.

Questions about lays in ashes

What is lays in ashes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lays in ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay in ashes.

Words near lays in ashes in the dictionary

  1. lays for
  2. lays hands on
  3. lays hold on
  4. lays hold upon
  5. lays in
  6. lays in ashes
  7. lays in lavender
  8. lays into
  9. lays it on
  10. lays it on thick
  11. lays low

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