lye
noun
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
lyes
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pluralof lye.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If a Ball be stopp’d by any Person, Horse, Dog or anything else, The Ball so stop’d must be play’d where it lyes.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 31, 2020
If a ball be stopp’d by any person, horse, dog, or anything else, the ball so stopp’d must be play’d where it lyes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
He whose ball lyes farthest from the hole is obliged to play first.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
But there are many Smatterers and ignorant Fellows, that would fain reconcile the ancient Writers, and excuse these lyes; not seeing what damage they bring to the Common-wealth of Learning.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Here one of them must have tripped over the slack-lying wire cable which drew the little tubs of coal up the incline from the lyes to the foot of the shaft.
From A Safety Match by Ian Hay
