English dictionary
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English noun: layer | |||
| 1. | layer (artifact) single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | ||
| Samples | Slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach. | ||
| Synonyms | bed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backing, blanket, course, cushion, interlayer, lift, mount, overlay, ply, row, tier, wall | ||
| Part meronym | laminate | ||
| 2. | layer (location) a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, region | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | asthenosphere, cell wall, chromosphere, crust, Earth's crust, Earth's surface, exosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, mantle, mesosphere, ozone layer, ozonosphere, snow, stratosphere, stratum, surface, thermosphere, tropopause, troposphere, upper mantle | ||
| 3. | layer (cognition) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth | ||
| Samples | A good actor communicates on several levels. A simile has at least two layers of meaning. The mind functions on many strata simultaneously. | ||
| Synonyms | level, stratum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place | ||
| 4. | layer (animal) a hen that lays eggs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biddy, hen | ||
| 5. | layer (animal) thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blastoderm, blastodisc, germinal area, germinal disc, hypodermis | ||
English verb: layer | |||
| 1. | layer (contact) make or form a layer | ||
| Samples | Layer the different colored sands. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
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