Synonyms for layer
ˈleɪ ərlay·er

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1. layerverb

   to arrange (something) in layers.

   Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.

   Synonyms:
   stratum

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1. layer, bednoun

   single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

   "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

   Synonyms:
   bed, seam, level, bottom, stratum

2. layernoun

   a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

   Synonyms:
   bed, level, stratum

3. level, layer, stratumnoun

   an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

   "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"

   Synonyms:
   horizontal surface, grade, storey, degree, tier, story, class, point, spirit level, social class, socio-economic class, bed, floor, stage, level, stratum

4. layernoun

   a hen that lays eggs

   Synonyms:
   bed, level, stratum

5. layerverb

   thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

   Synonyms:
   bed, level, stratum

6. layerverb

   make or form a layer

   "layer the different colored sands"

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1. • Hen
   • Region
   • Shape

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1. layernoun

   Synonyms:
   stratum, bed, LAY

2. layernoun

   Synonyms:
   course (as of bricks)

3. layernoun

   Synonyms:
   shoot or twig (laid in the ground for propagation)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. layernoun

   Synonyms:
   stratum, course, tier

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1. List of paraphrases for "layer":

   capa, diaper, ozone, coat, tier, sleeps, stratum, layers, coating, level, sleep, sleeping, strata

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1. Frederic Gleach:

   I wanted to give the multisensory layer to it so it could be for all learners -- just in case like if somebody was visually impaired, they could still engage with an object with both touch and sound.

2. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

3. Rochelle Walensky:

   We have vaccines, we have boosters, and we know multi-layer prevention strategies — masks in public indoor settings, practicing physical distancing, frequent handwashing, improving ventilation, and testing to slow transmission — are vitally important, especially as we prepare for more Omicron and even if you are vaccinated and boosted.

4. Viktor Orban:

   We need not wait for the completion of the second layer to order the closure of the green border, we cannot wait for an as-yet-unborn common European policy. Once everyone understands what the Hungarian intention is and they can prepare that the Serbian-Hungarian border status quo will extend to the Croatian-Hungarian border, we will put those rules in effect to enforce EU laws on border crossing.

5. Mariko Hirose:

   The major implication for Facebook users is not having a way to have their privacy rights protected before the government obtains their data, if Facebook doesn't have the right to challenge those search warrants, its customers lose one layer of protection against the violation of their privacy rights.