Relay

What do we mean by relay?

An act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another. noun

A relay race. noun

A division of a relay race. noun

A device that responds to a small current or voltage change by activating switches or other devices in an electric circuit. noun

A crew of workers who relieve another crew; a shift. noun

A fresh team, as of horses or dogs, to relieve weary animals in a hunt, task, or journey. noun

To pass along by or as if by relay. transitive verb

To supply with fresh relays. transitive verb

To control or retransmit by means of a relay. transitive verb

To lay again; lay a second time: as, to relay a pavement.

In telegraphy, the circuit operated by a relay. noun

To transmit by means of a telegraphic or telephonic relay; make use of a relay.

A fresh supply, especially of animals to be substituted for others; specifically, a fresh set of dogs or horses, in hunting, held in readiness to be cast off or to remount the hunters should occasion require, or a relief supply of horses held in readiness for the convenience of travelers. noun

A squad of men to take a spell or turn of work at stated intervals: a shift. noun

Generally, a supply of anything laid up or kept in store for relief or fresh supply from time to time. noun

An instrument, consisting principally of an electromagnet with the armature delicately adjusted for a slight motion about an axis, and with contact-points so arranged that the movement of the armature in obedience to the signals transmitted over the line puts a battery, known as the local battery, into or out of a short local circuit in which is the recording or receiving apparatus. Also called relaymagnet. noun

Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an auxiliary apparatus put into action by a feeble force but itself capable of exerting greater force, used to control a comparatively powerful machine or appliance. adjective

To lay again; to lay a second time. transitive verb

A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief. noun

A new set of hounds.

A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.

(by extension) A new set of anything.

A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.

A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. Most common events are 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter competitions.

An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.

Words that are spelled similarly to relay:
relay, delay, rely, relax, belay, repay, replay, rela, renay, re-lay, reay, relad, re lay, velay.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word relay:
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Words that rhyme with relay:
day, away, way, lay, play, bay, say, resume, grey, pay, convey, gray, array, cache, survey, ray, sway, slay, display, dismay, may, stay, delay, holiday, fray, re, gay, cliche, waylay, dossier, buffet, cafe, essay, fiance, gourmet, everyday, allay, leeway, prey, clay, fillet, inlay, decay, k, fey, overlay, melee, gainsay, betray, stray, ok, quay, dna, underway, valet, portray, spray, sobriquet, weigh, entree, soiree, pray, asea, passe, yea, sunday, they, bouquet, protege, okay, yay, jay, astray, lei, latte, halfway, gateway, ballet, heyday, tray, friday, hay, obey, j, bray, anyway, x-ray, disarray, lingerie, railway, nay, mainstay, today, repay, sachet, splay, usa, birthday, vertebrae, hey.

Adjectives that are often used to describe relay:
current, polarized, differential, sensitive, overcurrent, overload, directional, second, protective, thermal, electromagnetic, reed, open, thalamic, fresh, electronic, type, electromechanical, magnetic, off, simple, single, auxiliary, next, neutral, state, instantaneous, freestyle, mechanical, main, live, electrical, electric, operated, typical, photoelectric, yard, internal, polar, pneumatic, polarised, ordinary, ideal, synaptic, speed, static, reverse, supervisory, primary, pole, mile, potential, standard, automatic, sensory, secondary, ohm, separate, time, satellite, solid, acting, frame, intermediate, hydraulic, limit, double, conventional, corresponding, defective, digital, telegraphic, suitable, polyphase, step, coil, fault.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective relay:
race, stations, races, contacts, station, systems, system, information, cells, circuits, point, contact, operation, armature, neurons, points, circuit, logic, teams, coil, nuclei, messages, command, coils, team, services, control, networks, runners, nucleus, arm, horses, network, switches, protection, satellite, nodes, type, equipment, service, mechanism, cropping, host, lenses, function, signals, towers, fashion, action, impulses, valve, posts, centers, racing, switching, device, operations, satellites, map, baton, formation, agents, rack, switch, settings, post, assembly, lens, agent, design, links, test, output, events, neuron, panels, devices, unit, tongue, element, transmitters, racks, games, terminals, facilities.

Consonant match to relay:
rally, really, rely, roller, ruler, ruley, riley, wryly, rollo, raleigh, rouleau, railer, rawly, roily, rolly, realer, rula, rayleigh, reeler, roley, rylee, rowley, rolley, rollie, rallye, reilly, raley, rella, rolla, rallo, reller, rawley, reali, railey, reli, rilla, rullo, ryley, re-lay, reiley, rulli, reilley, rielly, rolli, re lay, reily, rae lee, rail a, rail he, ray lee, ray leigh, re le, re lee, re low, real a, real e, real eye, real he, real high, real i, real low, reali e, reel a, reel he, reel her, reel i, riely, rile her, ro lo, roeller, rol e, role a, role he, role her, role high, role i, role lay, role o, roll a, roll he, roll her, roll high, roll i, rolle i, rollei, rowlie, rowly, roy lee, rue le, rule a, rule e, rule he, rule her, rule high, rule i, rule lay, rule o, rule who.

Words that sound like relay:
relay, relais, re-lay, really, rely, reali, reily, rielly, rila, re lay, real, relate, replay, rally, riley, reel, rollie, rolly, rolo, raleigh, reilly, rylee, reels, reals, rella, rolla, reli, rollo, rela, ruly, relays, riel, roley, roly, rowley, rello, relayed, rolley, ryley, rilla, wryly, ruley, rolli, rula, reales, rola, relo, raley, relace, rayleigh, rily, rulo, rawly, rilo, reiley, roli, railey, rallo, rawley, rouleau, rali, roily, ryla, rullo, rulli, rallye, relaid, rala, relayer, rellie, riehl, real ale, reweigh, arola, reais, wrily, arulo, riels, rouleaux, early, freely, earthly, rache, rael, greeley, orea, earlie, earley, greely, erea, rahl, eardley, rahway, erla, raal, cirilo, karela, creeley, irla, areia.