layer
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the windowsill; two layers of paint.
something lying over or under something else; a level or tier: There can be multiple layers of metaphor in a single poem.
a bed; stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone.
a person or thing that lays (often used in combination): a carpet layer;a bricklayer.
a hen kept for egg production.
one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other.
Horticulture.
a shoot or twig that is induced to root while still attached to the living stock, as by bending and covering with soil.
a plant so propagated.
Ropemaking. a machine for laying rope or cable.
to make a layer of.
to form or arrange in layers.
to arrange or wear (clothing) in layers: You can layer this vest over a blouse or sweater.
to cut (hair) in overlapping layers of different lengths: My hairdresser insisted on layering my hair at my last visit—I rather like it this way.
Horticulture. to propagate by layering.
to separate into or form layers.
(of a garment) to permit of wearing in layers; be used in layering: Frilly blouses don't layer well.
Origin of layer
1Other words from layer
- lay·er·a·ble, adjective
- in·ter·lay·er, noun
- in·ter·lay·er, verb (used with object)
- non·lay·ered, adjective
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How to use layer in a sentence
I just wanted to add layers to it and not create a scary villain-type character but really give him some intricacies.
LaKeith Stanfield Says Portraying William O’Neil In ‘Judas’ Changed His Perception Of The FBI Informant | Brande Victorian | February 12, 2021 | Essence.comDating of sediment layers and burned wood fragments provided an age estimate for the site.
Stonehenge may have had roots in a Welsh stone circle | Bruce Bower | February 12, 2021 | Science NewsBy watching how the vibrations' paths shift as they encounter different materials, we can get a picture of where different rock layers meet, where rock becomes molten, and more.
Using whale songs to image beneath the ocean’s floor | John Timmer | February 11, 2021 | Ars TechnicaIt’s the layer I throw on when I’m topping out on a windy ridge or skinning up the mountain.
5 Pieces of Gear That Help Me Stay Active During Winter | Jakob Schiller | February 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineHeated vests can be a critical extra layer that keep your core warm and your muscles relaxed throughout your sweat session.
Best heated vest: Beat the cold weather with the right winter gear | PopSci Commerce Team | February 9, 2021 | Popular-Science
Just who is crazy enough to go swimming when the pond across the street has a layer of ice across the top?
Diving Into 2015 With Polar Bear Plunge Extremists | James Joiner | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen summer comes, adult beetles attack and larva feed in the cambium layer, girdling the trees and sealing their doom.
After maybe an hour, the firefighters had cut through the last layer of a 4- by 8-foot area.
These words take on a dark layer of irony given the charges facing her.
Colombian Beauty Queen Arrested for Running Child Prostitution Ring | Jason Batansky | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith each successive layer of networks, the U.S. became more potent.
It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe upper surfaces of the boilers were covered with a layer of ashes for the same purpose.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickBy the repetition of this process, a layer of several feet in thickness, of an excellent soil, is accumulated on the surface.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonHe was shot by a man of the 32d, and his body formed the lowermost layer of a causeway of corpses that soon choked the ditch.
The Red Year | Louis TracyLaura drew out the third drawerjust glancing at the top layer of papersand then the fourth and last.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for layer
/ (ˈleɪə) /
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
one of four or more levels of vegetation defined in ecological studies: the ground or moss layer, the field or herb layer, the shrub layer, and one or more tree layers
a laying hen
horticulture
a shoot or branch rooted during layering
a plant produced as a result of layering
to form or make a layer of (something)
to take root or cause to take root by layering
Origin of layer
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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