LAYER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
   Hypernyms(s) layer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • anatomical structure (what does anatomical structure mean?)
   • complex body part (what does complex body part mean?)
   • bodily structure (what does bodily structure mean?)
   • body structure (what does body structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blastoderm (what does blastoderm mean?)
   • germinal disc (what does germinal disc mean?)
   • blastodisc (what does blastodisc mean?)
   • germinal area (what does germinal area mean?)
   • hypodermis (what does hypodermis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a hen that lays eggs
   Hypernyms(s) layer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hen (what does hen mean?)
   • biddy (what does biddy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
3. Meaning
   • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
   Synonym(s)
   • bed (what does bed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
   Hypernyms(s) layer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sheet (what does sheet mean?)
   • flat solid (what does flat solid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • backing (what does backing mean?)
   • mount (what does mount mean?)
   • blanket (what does blanket mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   • row (what does row mean?)
   • interlayer (what does interlayer mean?)
   • lift (what does lift mean?)
   • ply (what does ply mean?)
   • tier (what does tier mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
   Synonym(s)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • stratum (what does stratum mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a good actor communicates on several levels
   • a simile has at least two layers of meaning
   • the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
   Hypernyms(s) layer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • place (what does place mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
   Hypernyms(s) layer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • region (what does region mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stratum (what does stratum mean?)
   • asthenosphere (what does asthenosphere mean?)
   • chromosphere (what does chromosphere mean?)
   • crust (what does crust mean?)
   • Earth’s crust (what does Earth’s crust mean?)
   • exosphere (what does exosphere mean?)
   • hydrosphere (what does hydrosphere mean?)
   • lithosphere (what does lithosphere mean?)
   • geosphere (what does geosphere mean?)
   • lower mantle (what does lower mantle mean?)
   • mantle (what does mantle mean?)
   • mesosphere (what does mesosphere mean?)
   • ozone layer (what does ozone layer mean?)
   • ozonosphere (what does ozonosphere mean?)
   • stratosphere (what does stratosphere mean?)
   • surface (what does surface mean?)
   • Earth’s surface (what does Earth’s surface mean?)
   • thermosphere (what does thermosphere mean?)
   • tropopause (what does tropopause mean?)
   • troposphere (what does troposphere mean?)
   • upper mantle (what does upper mantle mean?)
   • snow (what does snow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)

LAYER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make or form a layer
   Usage Example(s)
   • layer the different colored sands
   Hypernyms(s) layer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
   • stratum (what does stratum mean?)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
   • bed (what does bed mean?)