English dictionary
layer
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
noun
- a hen that lays eggs
noun
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
noun
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
noun
- a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
verb
- make or form a layer
Example sentences
slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
a good actor communicates on several levels
a simile has at least two layers of meaning
the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
layer the different colored sands