Word: Layer
How to pronounce: ˈleɪə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.
Example sentences: "Bears depend on a layer of blubber to keep them warm in the water"
2. A person or thing that lays something.
Example sentences: "The worms are prolific egg-layers"
3. A shoot fastened down to take root while attached to the parent plant.
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Arrange in a layer or layers.
Example sentences: "In an ovenproof dish layer the potato and zucchini slices"
2. Propagate (a plant) as a layer.
Example sentences: "Rather than buying more plants, Eva propagates her own by layering."
Synonyms:
interlayer
level
stratum
seam
extraneous feature
bed
lamina
coat
sheaths
coating
slice
in layer
in layers
ply
laminate
flaky
Derivations:
layered
layering
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Layer in Other Languages...
Spanish: Estrato
German: Ebene
French: Couche
Italian: Strato
Turkish: Kat
