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US
/ˈɫeɪɝ/
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NOUN
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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 - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
- a hen that lays eggs
- a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
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single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
VERB
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make or form a layer
layer the different colored sands
How To Use layer In A Sentence
- There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.
- She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
- Petanque may be the only sport inspired by a disability - that of Jules LeNoir, who in 1910 was a dedicated player of boules, a French game much like bocce ball.
- He literally danced his music into being, conducting his bass players, drummers and horn section with his hips.
- I think a lot of players from bigger clubs have spent time on loan at smaller clubs and it has really helped.
- Manchester City have put themselves into a different stratosphere and a lot of players want to be part of that. Times, Sunday Times
- We came here with a few players making their debuts and they have done great. The Sun
- He is a bit upset by that, that anybody thought he was wanting to leave just for one half-time where I was more direct with the players than I have been for a few months.
- But it is worthwhile teasing this apart a little, unbinding the different aspects of rhetorics lumped together in one component and separating out the semiotic layering (i.e. the use of metaphor and metonym) stuck in with the second. On the Sublime
- On Tuesday, guard Jaymes Brooks was discussing how Smith has become the player who "fusses at us a lot, tries to get our spirits up, tries to tell us not to get our heads down in certain situations" when he also alluded to a speech Smith gave at halftime of that East Carolina game. Did Andre Smith save the Hokies' season?