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: God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.
Repose
Part of speech: noun
Definition: rest, sleepquietness, ease; peace, calmnessperiod between eruptions of a volcano.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To lay, to set down.To confide or entrust to someone.To reside in something.
Example sentence: It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.