layout
1 of 2noun
lay·out ˈlā-ˌau̇t 
1
: the plan or design or arrangement of something laid out: such as
a
: dummy sense 5b
b
: final arrangement of matter to be reproduced especially by printing
2
: the act or process of planning or laying out in detail
3
a
: something that is laid out
a model train layout
b
: land or structures or rooms used for a particular purpose
a cattle-ranching layout
also : place
c
: a set or outfit especially of tools
lay out
2 of 2verb
laid out; laying out; lays out
transitive verb
1
: display, exhibit
2
: spend
3
a
: to prepare (a corpse) for viewing
b
: to knock flat or unconscious
4
: to plan in detail
lay out a campaign
5
: arrange, design
6
: to mark (work) for drilling, machining, or filing
Synonyms
Noun
- arrangement
- configuration
- conformation
- format
- formation
- setout
- setup
Verb
- disburse
- drop
- expend
- fork (over, out, or up)
- give
- outlay
- pay
- shell out
- spend
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Example Sentences
Noun The layout of the apartment was good, but the kitchen was too small. She designed the page layout for the new magazine. Verb he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency
Recent Examples on the Web
Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2022 The layout of this vacation home is typical of many hillside dwellings in L.A., with a primary bedroom (positioned to enjoy the view) and living area on the first floor, and two bedrooms and a bathroom on the lower level. Sunset Magazine, 5 Apr. 2022 Still, from the perspective of empty-nesters who have welcomed their children back into the fold, the layout has also been useful, affording extra privacy. Hannah Selinger, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 Nowadays, buyers in many markets expect to see a main bedroom with an en suite bathroom—particularly in newer homes—but that layout hasn't always been the norm. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 The coastal course can be mighty challenging when the winds blow, and even in benign conditions the layout is no pushover. Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022 The layout will be familiar to anyone who's been inside an RV. Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 16 June 2022 The layout is not conducive to adaptive reuse for offices or apartments, said Bobbi Reichtell, a former director of Campus District Inc., who tried three times between 2012 and 2018 to market the property. Steven Litt, cleveland, 15 June 2022 The layout is ideal for families with small children or older people who want to retire in the home and age in place. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2022 See More
Noun
The layout, meanwhile, is straight out of The Jetsons. Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2022 The layout of this vacation home is typical of many hillside dwellings in L.A., with a primary bedroom (positioned to enjoy the view) and living area on the first floor, and two bedrooms and a bathroom on the lower level. Sunset Magazine, 5 Apr. 2022 Still, from the perspective of empty-nesters who have welcomed their children back into the fold, the layout has also been useful, affording extra privacy. Hannah Selinger, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 Nowadays, buyers in many markets expect to see a main bedroom with an en suite bathroom—particularly in newer homes—but that layout hasn't always been the norm. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 The coastal course can be mighty challenging when the winds blow, and even in benign conditions the layout is no pushover. Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022 The layout will be familiar to anyone who's been inside an RV. Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 16 June 2022 The layout is not conducive to adaptive reuse for offices or apartments, said Bobbi Reichtell, a former director of Campus District Inc., who tried three times between 2012 and 2018 to market the property. Steven Litt, cleveland, 15 June 2022 The layout is ideal for families with small children or older people who want to retire in the home and age in place. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
layout
noun
lay·out ˈlā-ˌau̇t
: the design or arrangement of something
the layout of the park
laying out
verb
1
as in spending
to hand over or use up in payment he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spending
- paying
- shelling out
- giving
- forking (over, out, or up)
- disbursing
- running through
- throwing away
- expending
- outlaying
- dropping
- frittering (away)
- raining
- lavishing
- wasting
- dissipating
- blowing
- squandering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- laying up
- saving
- making
- winning
- acquiring
- securing
- realizing
- hoarding
- earning
- gaining
- procuring
- caching
- garnering
2
as in planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency Synonyms & Similar Words
- planning
- designing
- preparing
- organizing
- mapping (out)
- arranging
- scheming (out)
- plotting
- calculating
- charting
- strategizing (about)
- budgeting
- outlining
- shaping
- projecting
- devising
- choreographing
- blueprinting
- drafting
- getting up
- having on
- framing
- putting up
- intriguing
- contemplating
- sketching
- intending
- conspiring
- figuring
- aiming
- contriving
- meaning
- concerting
- machinating
- meditating
- premeditating
3
as in classifying
to put into a particular arrangement plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region Synonyms & Similar Words
- classifying
- arranging
- organizing
- ordering
- drawing up
- disposing
- ranging
- making up
- systematizing
- codifying
- grooming
- lining up
- marshaling
- placing
- arraying
- setting out
- marshalling
- straightening (up)
- sprucing (up)
- tidying (up)
- aligning
- hierarchizing
- filing
- lining
- displaying
- sequencing
- queuing
- mapping (out)
- cuing
- prioritizing
- setting
- alphabetizing
- unscrambling
- emplacing
- alining
- cueing
- queueing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- messing (up)
- mussing (up)
- upsetting
- disarranging
- disordering
- deranging
- disarraying
- rumpling
4
as in displaying
to present so as to invite notice or attention for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts Synonyms & Similar Words
- displaying
- exhibiting
- flashing
- showing off
- showing
- unveiling
- waving
- announcing
- exposing
- producing
- parading
- flaunting
- strutting
- sporting
- advertising
- revealing
- disporting
- proclaiming
- posting
- telling (of)
- airing
- broadcasting
- flourishing
- brandishing
- talking (about)
- discovering
- placarding
- publicizing
- divulging
- trumpeting
- blazing
- heralding
- baring
- sounding
- uncovering
- unmasking
- uncloaking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- masking
- disguising
- covering
- hiding
- camouflaging
- concealing
- obscuring
- shrouding
- occluding
- enshrouding
- veiling
- curtaining
- occulting
- unexplored
- unexposed
- unexpressable
- unexpressed
- unexpressible
- unexpressive
- unexpressivenesses
- unexpugnable
- unexpurgated
- unextended
- unextenuated
- unextinct
- unextinguishable
- unextinguished
- unextirpated
- unextorted
- unextraordinary
- unextricable
- uneyed
- unfabled
- unfabricated
- unfaceable
- unfaced
- unfact
- unfacts