layer

Definition

Examples

A thin layer of paint protects the metal from rust.

Synonyms

• tiera relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• stratumone 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)
• sheetany broad thin expanse or surface

Collocations

• Easy thick layer
  describing thick layer (the location of something surrounded by other things)
• Medium protective layer
  describing protective layer (intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind)
• Hard an additional layer of security
  referring to an additional layer of security
• Very Hard strip away layers of bureaucracy
  to strip away layers of bureaucracy, meaning to take away possessions from someone