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lie-down

lie-down noun: a short period of rest while lying.

Noun

lie-down (plural lie-downs)

  1. (Commonwealth, English, especially) A short period of rest while lying.
    • have a lie-down; have a little lie-down; have a wee lie-down
    • After a long morning working, he decided to have a little lie-down before cooking lunch.

Forms of lie-down

plurallie-downs

Origin of lie-down

Deverbal from lie down.

Questions about lie-down

What does lie-down mean?
Lie-down means a short period of rest while lying.
What part of speech is lie-down?
Lie-down is a noun.
What is the plural of lie-down?
The plural of lie-down is lie-downs.

Words near lie-down in the dictionary

  1. lie-abeds
  2. lie-beral
  3. lie-berals
  4. lie-detector
  5. lie-detectors
  6. lie-down
  7. lie-downs
  8. lie-in
  9. lie-ins
  10. lie-over
  11. lie-overs

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