Laid vs Layer - What's the difference?
laid | layer |
(lay)
(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
# An item of clothing worn under or over another.
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
A person who lays things, such as tiles.
A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
A hen kept to lay eggs.
A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
(ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers
(ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.
As verbs the difference between laid and layer
is that laid is past tense of lay while layer is to cut or divide (something) into layers.As an adjective laid
is marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.As a noun layer is
a single thickness of some material covering a surface.laid
English
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* get laid * laid ropeAdjective
(-)Derived terms
* creamlaidStatistics
*Anagrams
* * ----layer
English
Noun
(en noun)- Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
- After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer .
- It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers .
- I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
- When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers .
Synonyms
* (stratum) stratumDerived terms
* boundary layer * ozone layerVerb
(en verb)- Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.
