lye vs lie
Definitions
noun
- a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
Examples
Use 100% polyester thread to help prevent the thread from mildewing.
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.
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
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.
Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together.
When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime.
