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| 1. | [ noun ] single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | |
| Synonyms: | bed | |
| Examples: | "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
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| Related terms: | sheet wall interlayer backing course tier tier lift blanket ply laminate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make or form a layer | |
| Examples: | "layer the different colored sands" |
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| Related terms: | form | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another | |
| Related terms: | region snow surface stratum crust upper_mantle exosphere thermosphere hydrosphere lithosphere mesosphere tropopause asthenosphere mantle ozone_layer lower_mantle chromosphere stratosphere troposphere | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) a hen that lays eggs | |
| Related terms: | hen lay | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (horse racing) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth | |
| Synonyms: | stratum level | |
| Examples: | "a good actor communicates on several levels" "a simile has at least two layers of meaning" "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" |
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| Related terms: | place | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology) thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells | |
| Related terms: | structure hypodermis blastoderm | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lawyer Lauer Lahr lair Lara Lare Lari Lary Larae Laree Larue Larry Laure Lauri Lauro Laury Lawry Laura lahar lahore Larrow Larrea Lauria Lareau Laurie Lawrie Laraway |
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