lies in English

noun

1

the way, direction, or position in which something lies.

With the lie of Scottish theatreland already shifting, we are seeing a nascent, semiconscious shuffling for position for next year's awards.

2

an intentionally false statement.

Mungo felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie

synonyms: untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, (little) white lie, half-truth, exaggeration, tall tale, whopper, taradiddle

verb

1

(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.

the man lay face downward on the grass

synonyms: recline, lie down, lie back, be recumbent, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be stretched out, sprawl, rest, repose, lounge, loll

2

be, remain, or be kept in a specified state.

the church lies in ruins today

3

(of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction.

the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston

synonyms: be situated, be located, be placed, be found, be sited

4

(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.

Before the judge and before us there was some debate whether such a claim lies for breach of fiduciary duty generally or only those which also involve the misapplication of property.

5

tell a lie or lies.

why had Wesley lied about his visit to Philadelphia?

synonyms: tell an untruth, tell a lie, fib, dissemble, dissimulate, misinform, mislead, tell a white lie, perjure oneself, commit perjury, prevaricate, lie through one's teeth, stretch the truth, forswear oneself

noun

untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, (little) white lie, half-truth, exaggeration, tall tale, whopper, taradiddle
prevarication

verb

tell an untruth, recline, be placed, be situated, consist, lie down, lie in, rest
tell an untruth, tell a lie, fib, dissemble, dissimulate, misinform, mislead, tell a white lie, perjure oneself, commit perjury, prevaricate, lie through one's teeth, stretch the truth, forswear oneself
recline, lie down, lie back, be recumbent, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be stretched out, sprawl, rest, repose, lounge, loll
be placed, be situated, be positioned, rest
be situated, be located, be placed, be found, be sited
consist, be inherent, be present, be contained, exist, reside
lie down
lie in, dwell, consist
rest

Use "lies" in a sentence

1. Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies. Edgar Watson Howe 

2. Dream are lies.

3. Tartarus lies beyond.

4. Lies have short legs.

5. I believed in lies.

6. Your lies did that.

7. Yes, they're all lies.

8. Wherein lies the truth?

9. It lies in Anetan Constituency.

10. Lies will keep them busy.

11. Greatest genius often lies concealed.

12. a twisted skein of lies.

13. The land lies waste [ uncultivated ] .

14. Kill them for spreading lies.

15. Art lies in concealing art.

16. Lies have short [no] legs.

17. Nobody lies better than him

18. The capital lies at Martapura.

19. 4 Herein lies a problem.

20. She unshelled his shameless lies.

21. That power lies within them.

22. Our destiny lies with them.

23. And her inhabitants speak lies;+

24. She tells lies without scruple.

25. Since the mountain range lies so far north, the alpine climate zone lies at a lower altitude.

26. Bushwa in Community Dictionary Lies, Lies, Lies by Santiago Hulbert Report definition Nonsense talk, gossip! by Rachael Crider Report definition A term to-be substituted for "bullshit"

27. It was all lies, a facade.

28. Everybody lies on their resume, okay?

29. Honest men despise lies and liars.

30. Behind every mountain lies a vale.

31. 1 Art lies in concealing art.

32. Singapore is/lies on the Equator.

33. You shouldn't tell such obvious lies.

34. The capital lies at Battambang city.

35. The martyr lies in the cemetery.

36. Honest boys despise lies and liars.

37. Her lies hurt my father deeply.

38. 12 Greatest genius often lies concealed.

39. Bullshit definition, nonsense, lies, or exaggeration

40. The Asthenosphere lies beneath the lithosphere

41. Clearly lies in the second quadrant.

42. And therein lies the fatal flaw.

43. She will tell lies without scruple.

44. Even the second hand lies motionless.

45. A rosy future lies before us.

46. It lies above the zenith but is not high; it lies beneath the nadir but is not deep.

47. A motorcycle lies twisted and bent .

48. A sickness lies over the Greenwood.

49. Within Fólkvangr lies her hall, Sessrúmnir.

50. Aren't Koreans always full of lies?