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Synonyms for layer
ˈleɪ ərlay·er

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. layerverb

    to arrange (something) in layers.

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

    Synonyms:
    stratum

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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 Words3.0 / 2 votes

  1. layernoun

    Synonyms:
    stratum, course, tier

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "layer":

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

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How to use layer in a sentence?

  1. Unknown:

    Life is like an onion. You peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.

  2. Heather Humphreys:

    On current evidence, the other two wreck sites remain buried beneath a protective layer of sand, but the wreck of La Juliana is now partly exposed on the seabed along with some of its guns and other wreck material, this material is obviously very historically and archaeologically significant.

  3. Merle Maigre:

    The goal of this exercise is to test and train the defense side, and Red Team is providing fire to make the defense stronger, what makes the exercise special is the focus on specialized systems, such as electricity, telecommunications, public utilities, which ultimately are all controlled by IT. But on top of that, we have married a strategic overlay, so within the Blue Teams there is also a layer of strategic decision makers -- policy experts, legal experts, strategic communications experts.

  4. Teresa Ewins:

    If someone feels the right to go into a business or a coliseum or an arena [ while concealed carrying ], then there's going to be an argument, then law enforcement will have to respond and try to deescalate. This is just another layer of difficulty for them because it's hard to understand who has a gun, who doesn't have a gun and then having people who are not trained.

  5. Phil Orlando:

    As individuals get married and buy houses and have kids, you need car seats and cribs. That's the next layer of stuff that's been delayed since '08.


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