The meaning of LAYER is one that lays something (such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs). How to use layer in a sentence.

A Layers dessert sweeps you away into a sweet fantasy, where your wildest dessert dreams are realized. Infused with decadent magic, every flavor dances on the palette to a sweet symphony.

Layer, a tier of archaeological deposits in an excavation Layer hen, a hen raised to produce eggs Layer cake, a cake consisting of stacked layers Layered, Inc., an American software company …

If something such as a system or an idea has many layers, it has many different levels or parts.

A thick layer of clay lies over the sandstone. There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water. We stripped several layers of paint off the door.

The noun layer describes a thin piece that's stacked on other thin pieces, like a layer of noodles in a lasagna dish. You can also apply a layer of paint to make your wall color more vivid. Layer …

1. To form or come apart as layers. 2. Botany To take root as a result of layering.