Lay
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Arrangement or relationship; layout. The direction a rope is twisted. A casual sexual partner. A ballad or sung poem. a short song a short poem or narrative, one usually intended to be sung
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Non-professional, not being a member of an organized institution (e.g. scientific lay person). Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To place something down in a position of rest. To cause to subside or abate. To leave something somewhere. To prepare (e.g., the groundwork, the table). To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another. To produce and deposit an egg. To wager that an event will not take place. To lie, of which the past tense is 'lay'. when pertaining to position.
Example sentence: In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table.
Ballad
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A long song or poem that tells a story.A slow romantic pop song.
Example sentence: I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that's what I grew up singing.