definition of
layer

[1] #1 layer n. [bed] single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach". wn

[2] #2 layer v. make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands". wn

[3] #3 layer n. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another. wn

[4] #4 layer n. [level, stratum] 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". wn

[5] #5 layer n. a hen that lays eggs. wn