layer
noun
1. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
Similar word(s): bed
Definition categories: man–made, artefact, artifact
2. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
Definition categories: location, part, region
3. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a simile has at least two layers of meaning
Similar word(s): level, stratum
Definition categories: thought, place
4. a hen that lays eggs
Definition categories: animal, biddy, hen
5. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
Definition categories: animal, structure
Sentences with layer as a noun:
- Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
- After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.
- It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers.
- I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
- mired in layers of deceit
- a software layer that translates keystrokes
- When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.