layer

1. 1.

   make or form a layer

   “layer the different colored sands”

   Broadershape

Other forms of layer

plural

layers·

past tense

layerred·

present participle

layerring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about layer

What does layer mean?

layer means "single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in layer?

layer has 2 syllables: la-yer. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˈleɪɚ/.

What is another word for layer?

Close synonyms include bed, level, stratum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is layer a common word?

layer is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.