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- noun Plural form of
lie . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lie . - adjective Mid-Ulster
Great ,wonderful
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Examples
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Of a carpet or any inanimate subject we should say, "It lies on the floor," "A knife _lies_ on the table," not _lays_.
How to Speak and Write Correctly Joseph Devlin
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Yet some ill natured skeptics have construed this to mean that all will tell lies sometimes, for -- as they accent it, even "Truth _lies_, at the bottom of a well!"
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On the whole, no man ought, for any cause, to speak lies, or have anything to do with _lies; _ but either hold his tongue, or speak a bit of the truth: that is the meaning of a _tongue, _ people used to know!
The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. Thomas Carlyle 1838
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***don't forget to point out the smearing lies the lying smearers are smearing with all their lies***
I love this new moderation! Ann Althouse 2006
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Different people may have equally no doubt as to what “gay marriage” means, but different opinions on where the term lies on this continuum.
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The best way for pathalogical liers to not get caught in lies is to not say anything at all.
Think Progress » McClellan Walks Back Denial of NY Daily News Story 2005
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Meanwhile, the originator of the phrase "Liberal Fascism" was H.G. Wells, and his conception of the term lies at the very heart of my book's argument.
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The real meat of the title lies in its elements of combat and questing.
Latest from PALGN 2009
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The real meat of the title lies in its elements of combat and questing.
Latest from PALGN 2009
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The real meat of the title lies in its elements of combat and questing.
Latest from PALGN 2009
anydelirium commented on the word lies
'The cruelest lies are often told in silence.' -Robert Louis Stevenson
February 18, 2008
GHibbs commented on the word lies
It is important to distinguish the 2 verbs 'lie/lies/lying/lay/lain' which is about position and 'lie/lies/lying/lied' which is about telling what is untrue.
September 8, 2011