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lies

/laɪz/

lies is the plural of lie.

lies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lie.

Meaning of lie

Noun (1)

lie (plural lies)

  1. The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
  2. (disc golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
  3. The position of a fetus in the womb.
  4. A manner of lying; relative position.
  5. An animal's lair.

Noun (2)

lie (plural lies)

  1. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
    • I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.
    Antonyms:
    truth

See all 22 meanings of lie

Adjective

lies

  1. Great, wonderful
    • That kebab was lies!

Proper noun capitalized: Lies

Lies

  1. (plural) plural of Lie

Forms of lies

alternative formlyes

Phrases with lies

52 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with lies

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about lies

What does lies mean?
Lies means great, wonderful.
What is lies the plural of?
Lies is the plural of lie.
What part of speech is lies?
Lies can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lies?
Lies is pronounced /laɪz/.

Words near lies in the dictionary

  1. lierne rib
  2. lierne ribs
  3. liernes
  4. lierre
  5. liers
  6. lies
  7. lies above
  8. lies ahead
  9. lies along
  10. lies around
  11. lies at someone's door

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lies (page history and authors); Lies (page history and authors); lie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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