*lying*

adj. pr. p. of comply. [ Narrower terms: compliant (vs. defiant) ]
Syn. -- obliging, yielding. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The time of retiring to rest; time of repose. Cavendish. [ 1913 Webster ]

At the downlying, at the travail in childbirth. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. moving or functioning quickly and energetically; as, a fast-flying messenger.
Syn. -- fast flying, hurrying, speedy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ From Fly, v. i. ] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm. Farrow. --
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position. --
Flying bridge,
Flying camp. See under Bridge, and Camp. --
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch. --
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking. --
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo. --
Flying dragon. (a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6. (b) A meteor. See under Dragon. --
Flying Dutchman. (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment. (b) A spectral ship. --
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary. --
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary. --
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps. --
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance. Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is Cephalacanthus volitans. --
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom. --
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom. --
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather. --
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo. --
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc. --
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6. --
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. --
Flying mouse (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygmæus), a marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider. It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels, and a featherlike tail. --
Flying party (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. --
Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel (Belideus ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. --
Flying sap (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. --
Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --
Flying spider. (Zool.) See Ballooning spider. --
Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. Sthenoteuthis Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --
Flying squirrel (Zool.) See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. --
Flying start, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. --
Flying torch (Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A compact form of hydro-aëroplane having one central body, or hull. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Zool.) A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocœtus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) 1. a fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, which has a head resembling that of a fox. [ PJC ]

2. the colugo. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) either of two nocturnal lemurlike mammals inhabiting the East Indies (Cynocephalus variegatus) or the Phillipines (Cynocephalus volans) having broad folds of skin between the fore and hind limbs on both sides of the body allowing them to make long gliding leaps; they have been classed in the separate order Dermoptera. They are arboreal and have become rare. [ PJC ]

(Zool.) One of a group of squirrels, of the genus Glaucomys (formerly Pteromus and Sciuropterus [ 1913 Webster ]), especially Glaucomys volans and Glaucomys sabrinus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long, gliding leaps. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails, and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The American species (Sciuropterus volucella) is also called Assapan. The Australian flying squirrels, or flying phalangers, are marsupials. See Flying phalanger (above). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Extravagant in opinions or ambition. “Highflying, arbitrary kings.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Flying at a high altitude; -- of airplanes. [ PJC ]

3. Having an excessively high cost or perceived value; temporarily very successful; -- of objects with respect to a market and people in their occupations; as, highflying internet stocks; highflying executives moving between companies. [ PJC ]

n. A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting. -- n. See Kite, n., 6. [ Cant ] McElrath. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level; as, low-lying clouds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. at a low elevation above sea level.
Syn. -- sea-level. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie, to tell a falsehood. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. pr. & vb. n. of Lie, to be supported horizontally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lying panel (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood is horizontal. [ R. ] --
Lying to (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to counteract each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement; as, a lying-in hospital. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of bearing a child. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lying manner; falsely. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Neglecting or refusing to comply. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Applying to or by one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Lying under or beneath; as, the underlying strata of a locality. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Fundamental; basic; as, underlying principles; underlying causes. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. Implicit; not immediately obvious; requiring careful scrutiny to discover; as, the underlying sarcasm in her seemingly innocuous remark.. [ PJC ]

See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See profiting.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
----- and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]