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Need another word that means the same as “layers”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “layers” in this overview.

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Layers as a Noun
Definitions of "Layers" as a noun
Synonyms of "Layers" as a noun (3 Words)
Usage Examples of "Layers" as a noun
Associations of "Layers" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Layers” are: level, stratum, bed

Layers as a Noun

Definitions of "Layers" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “layers” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A hen that lays eggs.
A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another.
Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.
An abstract place usually conceived as having depth.
Thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells.

Synonyms of "Layers" as a noun (3 Words)

bed	Used with reference to a bed as the typical place for sexual activity. The gardener planted a bed* of roses.*
level	A flat tract of land. A high level* of care is required.*
stratum	One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock. A stratum* of flint.*

Usage Examples of "Layers" as a noun

A simile has at least two layers of meaning.

Associations of "Layers" (30 Words)

aquifer	A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
bedrock	Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil. Honesty is the bedrock* of a good relationship.*
boundary	The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. The river marks the boundary* between the two regions.*
caste	The system of dividing society into castes. Lose caste* by doing work beneath one s station.*
compost	Make vegetable matter or manure into compost. Compost organic debris.
convection	The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion. The final transfer of energy to the surface is by convection.
cumulative	Increasing by successive addition. The cumulative* effect of two years of drought.*
cuticle	The outer cellular layer of a hair. You ve been gnawing at your cuticles.
dermis	The thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis which forms the true skin containing blood capillaries nerve endings sweat glands hair follicles and other structures.
epidermis	The surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis.
hierarchic	Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers. It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art.
humus	Partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil.
integument	A tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant. This chemical compound is found in the integument* of the seed.*
level	Make level or straight. Ardsley deservedly levelled with two minutes remaining.
mantle	The part of another planetary body corresponding to the earth s mantle. The ivy mantles the building.
manure	Spread manure as for fertilization. Plenty of fully rotted horse manure* can be dug in this fall.*
outer	An outer garment or part of one. The outer* layer of the skin.*
ozone	A colourless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odour and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O₂) in having three atoms in its molecule (O₃).
peeling	Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.
soil	Make soiled filthy or dirty. Don t soil* your clothes when you play outside.*
stairs	A flight of stairs or a flight of steps.
stratify	Of seeds be germinated by stratifying. If you want to sow your own mistletoe collect ripe berries and store them in moist sand to stratify.
stratigraphy	The branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological timescale. You can find materials at the surface which are samples from the deeper stratigraphy.
stratum	One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock. A stratum* of flint.*
substrate	The surface or material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment. Brachiopods attached to the substrate* by a stalk.*
substratum	A foundation or basis of something. The plant will grow very rapidly and send out runners above the substratum.
tier	(in Tasmania and South Australia) a forested mountain range, especially one of a series. A tier* of seats.*
topography	Precise detailed study of the surface features of a region. The topography* of the island.*
topsoil	The layer of soil on the surface. Keep all the topsoil* you remove you re bound to find a use for it later.*
underlie	Be or form the base for. The fundamental issue that underlies the conflict.