lye vs lie
Definitions
noun
- a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
Examples
The easiest way to support vine crops like cucumbers and tomatoes is to tie their stems to polyethylene string running from a support bar attached to ceiling hooks or from a support frame.
Concentrate on one airline: Very frequent flyers get more free upgrades, often pay less to buy upgrades, and get preferred treatment on standby upgrade lists.
The typical sewage ejector toilet consists of a pedestal made of polyethylene, which acts as a base for mounting the toilet.
Definitions
verb
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
- originate (in)
- be and remain in a particular state or condition
- have a place in relation to something else
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
noun
- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- position or manner in which something is situated
Examples
A lot of the wrinklies, in fact, come along with holes in their shirts and jerseys.
I never believed in God, not even between the ages of six and ten, when I was an agnostic.
Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
