English to English noun
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a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth | | source: wordnet30
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Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) | | source: wordnet30
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position or manner in which something is situated | | source: wordnet30
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See Lye. | | source: webster1913
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A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive. | | source: webster1913
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The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country. | | source: webster1913 verb
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be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position | | source: wordnet30
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be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position | | Example: The sick man lay in bed all day the books are lying on the shelf
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originate (in) | | Example: The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
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be and remain in a particular state or condition | | Example: lie dormant
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tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive | | Example: Don't lie to your parents She lied when she told me she was only 29
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have a place in relation to something else | | Example: The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West The responsibility rests with the Allies
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assume a reclining position | | Example: lie down on the bed until you feel better
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To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation. | | source: webster1913
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To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin. | | source: webster1913
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