layer

  1. Noun.  A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  2. Noun.  A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
  3. Noun.  A person who lays things, such as tiles.
  4. Noun.  A hen kept to lay eggs.
  5. Noun.  An item of clothing worn under or over another.
  6. Noun.  A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
  7. Verb.  (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers.
  8. Verb.  (ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.

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