layout
an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
the act of laying or spreading out.
a plan or sketch, as of an advertisement or a page of a newspaper or magazine, indicating the arrangement and relationship of the parts, as of type and artwork.
(in advertising, publishing, etc.) the technique, process, or occupation of making layouts.
Journalism. spread (def. 34).
Informal. a place, as of residence or business, and the features that go with it; a setup: a fancy layout with a swimming pool and a tennis court.
Informal. a display or spread, as of dishes at a meal.
a collection or set of tools, implements, or the like.
Cards. an arrangement of cards dealt according to a given pattern, as in solitaire.
Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which one is fully extended and arched backward, with the legs together and straight, the head thrown back, and the arms extended sideways.: Compare pike7, tuck1 (def. 14).
Origin of layout
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How to use layout in a sentence
We do these layouts and have these charts with all the signs.
You have only to Google model train layouts to behold a wealth of creation.
After considering these layouts, the U.S. administration will then present its own terms of reference.
In some layouts, I'm told that it would simply be functionally impossible.
He saw faro and roulette layouts, poker tables, almost every gambling device known.
Black Star's Campaign | Johnston McCulley
It should be placed near the sink or wash tank, as shown in the shop layouts illustrated in Figures 136 to 142.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteOn the following pages a number of shop layouts are given for both large and small shops.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteIf a shop is rented, it may not be possible to follow any of the layouts shown in Figs. 136 to 142.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteMore economical patterns and layouts for the cutting of uniforms were designed in Washington and furnished to the manufacturers.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict Crowell
British Dictionary definitions for lay out
to arrange or spread out
to prepare (a corpse) for burial or cremation
to plan or contrive
informal to spend (money), esp lavishly
informal to knock unconscious
informal to exert (oneself) or put (oneself) to an effort: he laid himself out to please us
the arrangement or plan of something, such as a building
the arrangement of written material, photographs, or other artwork on an advertisement or page in a book, newspaper, etc
a preliminary plan indicating this
a drawing showing the relative disposition of parts in a machine, etc
the act of laying out
something laid out
the formation of cards on the table in various games, esp in patience
informal, mainly US a residence or establishment, esp a large one
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Other Idioms and Phrases with layout
Make a detailed plan, design, or explanation, as in They laid out the exact dimensions in order to construct the new display, or Robert laid out next year's plans for his staff. [Mid-1700s]
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