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layout vs lay out

layout

Definitions

noun

  1. a plan or design of something that is laid out
  2. the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)

Examples

The layout of a seventh century B.C. example shows a large hall with entrance porch.

The layout of the enclosures, paddocks, and yards suggests an emphasis on stock-raising.

Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.

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lay out

Definitions

verb

  1. get ready for a particular purpose or event
  2. spend or invest
  3. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
  4. provide a detailed plan or design
  5. bring forward and present to the mind

Examples

They having observed where the Chest stood, and wanting a necessary mooveable to houshold, yet loath to lay out money for buying it: complotted together this very night, to steale it thence, and carry it home to their house, as accordingly they did; finding it somewhat heavy, and therefore imagining, that matter of woorth was contained therein.

Now as Tera lay out with her hair coated in conditioner, Mari unbraided her own hair, listened to her iPod, and enjoyed rays.

We’re seeing this play out in excruciatingly agonizing detail with tomorrow’s appearance in Congress of General Petraeus.

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