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layer
noun
verb
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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noun
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
noun
a hen that lays eggs
noun
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
“slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach”
noun
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
“a good actor communicates on several levels”
noun
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
verb
make or form a layer
“layer the different colored sands”
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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
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