Laker vs Layer - What's the difference?
laker | layer |
(nautical, North America) A ship used on the Great Lakes.
A wharfman who resides near a lake.
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 nouns the difference between laker and layer
is that laker is a lakist; one of the (lake poets) while layer is a single thickness of some material covering a surface.As a proper noun laker
is .As a verb layer is
(ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers.laker
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) *. More at (l).Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
From .Noun
(en noun)Hyponyms
* (watercraft) straight decker, stern-ender, whalebacklayer
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.