Layer

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One that lays.
  • noun. A hen kept for laying eggs.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment.
  • noun. A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum.
  • noun. A depth or level.
  • noun. A stem that is covered with soil for rooting while still part of the living plant.
  • noun. An item of clothing worn over or under another.
  • intransitive verb. To divide or form into layers.
  • intransitive verb. To cut (hair) into different, usually overlapping lengths.
  • intransitive verb. To propagate (a plant) by means of a layer.
  • intransitive verb. To wear (clothing) in layers.
  • intransitive verb. To form or come apart as layers.
  • intransitive verb. To take root as a result of layering.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In horticulture, to propagate by bending the shoot of a living stem into the soil, the shoot striking root while still fed by the parent plant.
  • noun. In oyster culture, an artificial oyster-bed.
  • noun. In cattle-raising, a field or yard in which cattle ready for shipment are kept.
  • noun. In phytogeography, one of several strata of plants of different vegetation forms met with in some formations, especially in forests.
  • noun. One who or that which lays, in any sense of the verb lay: as, a brick layer; specifically, a hen that lays eggs: as, she is a good layer.
  • noun. A thickness of some material laid or resting upon or spread over a surface of any kind; a stratum of moderate thickness: as, a layer of paint; successive layers of clay, shale, and slate; a cake made in layers; the five layers of the muscles of the back.
  • noun. In masonry and bricklaying:
  • noun. Same as course, 16 .
  • noun. A bed of mortar or cement.
  • noun. In leather manufacturing, a welt or strengthening strip.
  • noun. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, partly laid under ground for growth or propagation.
  • noun. In tanning, a pit or vat containing a strong solution of tannin, in which hides are laid near the end of the tanning process. Also called bloomer-pit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, lays.
  • noun. That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another
  • noun. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.
  • noun. An artificial oyster bed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  • noun. A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
  • noun. A person who lays things, such as tiles.
  • noun. A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
  • noun. A hen kept to lay eggs.
  • noun. A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
  • verb. to cut or divide (something) into layers
  • verb. to arrange (something) in layers.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make or form a layer
  • noun. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
  • noun. a hen that lays eggs
  • noun. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
  • noun. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
  • noun. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
  • Word Usage
    "The pumpkin layer is all done in a food processor which made the labor and cleaning up a cinch and the pecan layer is a few ingredients whisked together in a bowl -- also, very easy."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biddy  forge  form  hen  mold  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Breyer  Dreyer  Mayer  Sayer  Speyer  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bit  block  coat  color  component  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    laid  layered  layering  layers  laying