"layer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈleɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ [General-American], /lɛɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-layer.ogg [US] Forms: layers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -eɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Appears at first glance to be from Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), equivalent to lay + -er. In which case, ultimately identical to the other word below that is also spelt layer. However, this word layer (referring to a thickness of a material covering a surface) has long been argued to be from a respelling of an obsolete sense of the word lair that was once used by farmers, which had to do with soil. The connecting sense between the usual meaning of lair and the specialised farming meaning was: an area where cows typically rest, the ground being fertilised by their waste. Related to lie, ledger. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*legʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|leyer}} Middle English leyer, {{m|enm|leyare||a layer of stones or bricks}} leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), {{suffix|en|lay|er}} lay + -er, {{m|en|lair}} lair, {{m|en|lair}} lair, {{m|en|lie#Etymology_1|lie}} lie, {{m|en|ledger}} ledger Head templates: {{en-noun}} layer (plural layers)
  1. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-8DYREjhG
  2. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
    An item of clothing worn under or over another.
    Translations (item of clothing worn under or over another): ҡат (qat) (Bashkir), кат (kat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vrstva [feminine] (Czech), laag [feminine] (Dutch), vaatekerros (Finnish), kerros (Finnish), couche [feminine] (French), Bekleidungsschicht [feminine] (German), Lage [feminine] (German), Schicht [feminine] (German), strato [masculine] (Italian), camada [feminine] (Portuguese), lager [neuter] (Swedish), kat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-qtJEDvES Disambiguation of 'item of clothing worn under or over another': 0 90 1 2 6
  3. A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum. Synonyms (stratum): stratum Translations (deposit): ҡатлам (qatlam) (Bashkir), capa [feminine] (Catalan), vrstva [feminine] (Czech), laag [feminine] (Dutch), tavolo (Esperanto), kerros (Finnish), kerrostuma (Finnish), Schicht [feminine] (German), στρώμα (stróma) [neuter] (Greek), διάστρωση (diástrosi) [feminine] (Greek), strato (Ido), strato [masculine] (Italian), () (alt: そう) (Japanese), наслојка (naslojka) [feminine] (Macedonian), наслага (naslaga) [feminine] (Macedonian), camada [feminine] (Portuguese), слой (sloj) [masculine] (Russian), пласт (plast) [masculine] (Russian), lager [neuter] (Swedish), skikt [neuter] (Swedish), varv [neuter] (Swedish), saray (Tagalog), kat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-ZQf3wCWt Disambiguation of 'stratum': 11 11 69 1 9 Disambiguation of 'deposit': 3 4 82 3 8
  4. One of the items in a hierarchy.
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-WGF-jI7v
  5. (computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another. Categories (topical): Computer graphics Translations (drawing surface (computer graphics)): слой (sloj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), calque [masculine] (French), Ebene [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-yw5Efqa5 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'drawing surface (computer graphics)': 25 25 7 2 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (single thickness): lay [obsolete] Translations (single thickness of some material covering a surface): пцум (pcʷum) (Adyghe), shtresë [feminine] (Albanian), ⁧طَبَقَة⁩ (ṭabaqa) [feminine] (Arabic), շերտ (šert) (Armenian), təbəqə (Azerbaijani), qat (Azerbaijani), lay (Azerbaijani), ҡат (qat) (Bashkir), ҡатлам (qatlam) (Bashkir), слой (sloj) [masculine] (Belarusian), пласт (plast) [masculine] (Belarusian), পরত (porot) (Bengali), слой (sloj) (Bulgarian), пласт (plast) [masculine] (Bulgarian), အထပ် (a.htap) (Burmese), capa [feminine] (Catalan), цын (cɨn) [Dungan] (Chinese), (Chinese Mandarin), (céng) (Chinese Mandarin), vrstva [feminine] (Czech), lag [neuter] (Danish), laag [feminine] (Dutch), tavolo (Esperanto), kiht (Estonian), kerros (Finnish), couche [feminine] (French), capa [feminine] (Galician), ფენა (pena) (Georgian), შრე (šre) (Georgian), Lage [feminine] (German), Schicht [feminine] (German), στρώση (strósi) [feminine] (Greek), στρώμα (stróma) [neuter] (Greek), στιβάδα (stiváda) [feminine] (Greek), διάστρωση (diástrosi) [feminine] (Greek), ⁧רוֹבֶד⁩ (Hebrew), ⁧שִׁכְבָה⁩ (sichvá) [feminine] (Hebrew), परत (parat) [feminine] (Hindi), तह (tah) [feminine] (Hindi), réteg (Hungarian), lag [neuter] (Icelandic), strato (Ido), sraith [feminine] (Irish), strato [masculine] (Italian), () (alt: そう) (Japanese), (maku) (alt: まく) (Japanese), қабат (qabat) (Kazakh), қат (qat) (Kazakh), қаттам (qattam) (Kazakh), ជាន់ (cŏən) (Khmer), (cheung) (Korean), катмар (katmar) (Kyrgyz), кабат (kabat) (Kyrgyz), кат (kat) (Kyrgyz), ຊັ້ນ (san) (Lao), slānis [masculine] (Latvian), sluoksnis [masculine] (Lithuanian), warsta [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), слој (sloj) [masculine] (Macedonian), lapisan (Malay), apa (Maori), paparanga (Maori), papanga (Maori), थर (thar) [masculine] (Marathi), давхарга (davxarga) (Mongolian), үе (üje) (Mongolian), lag [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ⁧طبقه⁩ (tabaqá) [feminine] (Pashto), ⁧لایه⁩ (lâye) (Persian), ⁧طبقه⁩ (tabaqe) (Persian), Schicht [feminine] (Plautdietsch), warstwa [feminine] (Polish), camada [feminine] (Portuguese), strat (Romanian), așternut (Romanian), acoperământ [neuter] (Romanian), слой (sloj) [masculine] (Russian), пласт (plast) [masculine] (Russian), धातु (dhātu) [masculine] (Sanskrit), сло̑ј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), slȏj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vrstva [feminine] (Slovak), plast [masculine] (Slovene), capa [feminine] (Spanish), lager [neuter] (Swedish), skikt [neuter] (Swedish), suson (Tagalog), қабат (qabat) (Tajik), табақа (tabaqa) (Tajik), катлам (qatlam) (Tatar), кат (qat) (Tatar), పొర (pora) (Telugu), ชั้น (chán) (Thai), katman (Turkish), tabaka (Turkish), gatlak (Turkmen), gat (Turkmen), шар (šar) [masculine] (Ukrainian), верства́ (verstvá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), пласт (plast) [masculine] (Ukrainian), слой (sloj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), woršta [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), ⁧پرت⁩ (parat) [feminine] (Urdu), ⁧قاتلام⁩ (qatlam) (Uyghur), ⁧قات⁩ (qat) (Uyghur), ⁧قەۋەت⁩ (qewet) (Uyghur), qatlam (Uzbek), qat (Uzbek), qavat (Uzbek), lớp (Vietnamese), haen [feminine] (Welsh)

Noun

IPA: /lɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈleɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ [General-American], /lɛɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-layer.ogg [US] Forms: layers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -eɪə(ɹ) Etymology: lay + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lay|er}} lay + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} layer (plural layers)
  1. A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager. Translations (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager): düzücü (Azerbaijani), legger [masculine] (Dutch), laatoittaja (english: layer of tiles) (Finnish), Leger [masculine] (German), Verleger [masculine] (German), legger [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), assentador [masculine] (Portuguese), укла́дчик (ukládčik) [masculine] (Russian), кла́дчик (kládčik) [masculine] (Russian), takläggare [common-gender] (Swedish), golvläggare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-asQDV22- Disambiguation of 'person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager': 95 2 2 1
  2. A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs. Translations (mature female animal able to lay eggs): munija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-~tvMcrWs Disambiguation of 'mature female animal able to lay eggs': 1 72 26 2
  3. A hen kept to lay eggs. Translations (hen kept to lay eggs): йомортҡа һалған (yomortqa) (Bashkir), һалыусы тауыҡ (tawıq) (Bashkir), носачка (nosačka) (Bulgarian), legster [feminine] (Dutch), munituskana (Finnish), pondeuse [feminine] (French), Legehenne [feminine] (German), καρπερή (karperí) [feminine] (Greek), ovaiola [feminine] (Italian), несилка (nesilka) [feminine] (Macedonian), pond'rêsse [feminine] (Norman), egglegger [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), verpehøne [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nioska [feminine] (Polish), botadeira [feminine] (Portuguese), несу́шка (nesúška) [feminine] (Russian), gallina ponedora [feminine] (Spanish), ponedora [feminine] (Spanish), äggläggare [common-gender] (Swedish), värphöna [common-gender] (Swedish), పొదుగుట (poduguṭa) (Telugu), несу́чка (nesúčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), несю́чка (nesjúčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-q8FybSzI Disambiguation of 'hen kept to lay eggs': 1 23 75 1
  4. A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth. Translations (shoot of a plant): присадка (prisadka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), taivukas (Finnish), marcotte [feminine] (French), Absenker [masculine] (German), Ableger [masculine] (German), Kindel [neuter] (German), изданок (izdanok) [masculine] (Macedonian), skudd [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), отводок (otvodok) [masculine] (Russian), hijuelo [masculine] (Spanish), stickling [common-gender] (Swedish), skott [neuter] (Swedish), avsugare [common-gender] (Swedish), sugymp [common-gender] (Swedish), marcote [feminine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-noun-uKrrLLLr Disambiguation of 'shoot of a plant': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: minelayer, tracklayer
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /lɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈleɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ [General-American], /lɛɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-layer.ogg [US] Forms: layers [present, singular, third-person], layering [participle, present], layered [participle, past], layered [past]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -eɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Appears at first glance to be from Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), equivalent to lay + -er. In which case, ultimately identical to the other word below that is also spelt layer. However, this word layer (referring to a thickness of a material covering a surface) has long been argued to be from a respelling of an obsolete sense of the word lair that was once used by farmers, which had to do with soil. The connecting sense between the usual meaning of lair and the specialised farming meaning was: an area where cows typically rest, the ground being fertilised by their waste. Related to lie, ledger. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*legʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|leyer}} Middle English leyer, {{m|enm|leyare||a layer of stones or bricks}} leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), {{suffix|en|lay|er}} lay + -er, {{m|en|lair}} lair, {{m|en|lair}} lair, {{m|en|lie#Etymology_1|lie}} lie, {{m|en|ledger}} ledger Head templates: {{en-verb}} layer (third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To cut or divide into layers. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to cut or divide into layers): разслоявам (razslojavam) (Bulgarian), tavoligi (Esperanto), trennen (German), spalten (German), καταβολεύω (katavolévo) (Greek), раслојува (raslojuva) (Macedonian), cieniować [imperfective] (Polish), рассла́ивать (rassláivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расслои́ть (rassloítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-verb-nntjWukz Disambiguation of 'to cut or divide into layers': 94 6
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To arrange in layers. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to arrange in layers): наслоявам (naslojavam) (Bulgarian), tavoligi (Esperanto), kerrostaa (Finnish), pinota (Finnish), schichten (German), übereinanderlegen (German), наслојува (naslojuva) (Macedonian), tāpatupatu (Maori), whakamātā (Maori), whakapapa (Maori), układać warstwami (Polish), насла́ивать (nasláivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), наслои́ть (nasloítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-layer-en-verb-9VpSZ5K~ Disambiguation of 'to arrange in layers': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "qabat",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "kk",
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "kk",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "km",
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      "roman": "cŏən",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ជាន់"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "cheung",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "층"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ky",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "roman": "san",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ຊັ້ນ"
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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        "masculine"
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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        "masculine"
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "mi",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "थर"
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "lag"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ps",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lâye",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧لایه⁩"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧طبقه⁩"
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "pdt",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schicht"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "warstwa"
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "camada"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "strat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "așternut"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "roman": "dhātu",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "धातु"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сло̑ј"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "slȏj"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrstva"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plast"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "warsta"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "woršta"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lager"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skikt"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "suson"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "qabat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "қабат"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tabaqa",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "табақа"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "qatlam",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "катлам"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "qat",
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      "word": "кат"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pora",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "పొర"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chán",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ชั้น"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "katman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "tabaka"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tk",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "gatlak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "gat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šar",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шар"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "verstvá",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "верства́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
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      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "parat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧پرت⁩"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qatlam",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧قاتلام⁩"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧قات⁩"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qewet",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧قەۋەت⁩"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qatlam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "uz",
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      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qat"
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    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
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      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qavat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "lớp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 2 0 2",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "haen"
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}

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  "categories": [],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*legʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "leyer"
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      "expansion": "Middle English leyer",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "er"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "lair"
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lair"
      },
      "expansion": "lair",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lie#Etymology_1",
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ledger"
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      "form": "layers",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "layering",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "layered",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "layered",
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        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To cut or divide into layers."
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          "transitive",
          "transitive"
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          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ],
        [
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          "divide"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To cut or divide into layers."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razslojavam",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "word": "разслоявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "word": "tavoligi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "word": "trennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "word": "spalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katavolévo",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "word": "καταβολεύω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "raslojuva",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "word": "раслојува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "cieniować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rassláivatʹ",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "рассла́ивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rassloítʹ",
          "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "расслои́ть"
        }
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        {
          "text": "Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To arrange in layers."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To arrange in layers."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "naslojavam",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "наслоявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "tavoligi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "kerrostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "pinota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "schichten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "übereinanderlegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "naslojuva",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "наслојува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to arrange in layers",
          "word": "tāpatupatu"
        },
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "mi",
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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          ],
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          "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        }
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "word": "носачка"
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "word": "munituskana"
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "verpehøne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 23 75 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nioska"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 23 75 1",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "botadeira"
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "несу́шка"
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 23 75 1",
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          "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
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          "word": "పొదుగుట"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100",
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          "word": "taivukas"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "marcotte"
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          ],
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            "neuter"
          ],
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  "etymology_text": "Appears at first glance to be from Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), equivalent to lay + -er. In which case, ultimately identical to the other word below that is also spelt layer.\nHowever, this word layer (referring to a thickness of a material covering a surface) has long been argued to be from a respelling of an obsolete sense of the word lair that was once used by farmers, which had to do with soil. The connecting sense between the usual meaning of lair and the specialised farming meaning was: an area where cows typically rest, the ground being fertilised by their waste. Related to lie, ledger.",
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          "item"
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          "wear"
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          "under",
          "under"
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "ref": "2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition",
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          "text": "I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.",
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          "text": "mired in layers of deceit",
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          "ref": "2001, C/C++ Users Journal, volume 19, page 38",
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ.ɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
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      "rhymes": "-eɪə(ɹ)"
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      "sense": "single thickness",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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      "sense": "stratum",
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    {
      "code": "ady",
      "lang": "Adyghe",
      "roman": "pcʷum",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "пцум"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "shtresë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭabaqa",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧طَبَقَة⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šert",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "շերտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "təbəqə"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qat"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "lay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ҡат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qatlam",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ҡатлам"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "porot",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "পরত"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.htap",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "အထပ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capa"
    },
    {
      "code": "dng",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "cɨn",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "Dungan"
      ],
      "word": "цын"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "層"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "céng",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "层"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrstva"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lag"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laag"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "tavolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "kiht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "kerros"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "couche"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "pena",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ფენა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šre",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "შრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "strósi",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στρώση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stróma",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "στρώμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stiváda",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στιβάδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diástrosi",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διάστρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧רוֹבֶד⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "sichvá",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧שִׁכְבָה⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "parat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "परत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tah",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "तह"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "réteg"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lag"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "strato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sraith"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sō",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "層"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maku",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "膜"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qabat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "қабат"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "қат"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qattam",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "қаттам"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cŏən",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ជាន់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "cheung",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "층"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "katmar",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "катмар"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kabat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "кабат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "кат"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "san",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ຊັ້ນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slānis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sluoksnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слој"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "lapisan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "apa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "paparanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "papanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "thar",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "थर"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "davxarga",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "давхарга"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "üje",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "үе"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "tabaqá",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧طبقه⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lâye",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧لایه⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tabaqe",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧طبقه⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "warstwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "camada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "strat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "așternut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "acoperământ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dhātu",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "धातु"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сло̑ј"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slȏj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrstva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plast"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "warsta"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "woršta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capa"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "suson"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "qabat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "қабат"
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tabaqa",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "табақа"
    },
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      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "qatlam",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "катлам"
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      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "qat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "кат"
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    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pora",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "పొర"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chán",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "ชั้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "katman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "tabaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "gatlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "gat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šar",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шар"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "verstvá",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "верства́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "parat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧پرت⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qatlam",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧قاتلام⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qat",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧قات⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qewet",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "⁧قەۋەت⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qatlam"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "qavat"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "word": "lớp"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "single thickness of some material covering a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "haen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qat",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "word": "ҡат"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kat",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кат"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrstva"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "word": "vaatekerros"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "word": "kerros"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "couche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bekleidungsschicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "camada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lager"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "item of clothing worn under or over another",
      "word": "kat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qatlam",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "ҡатлам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrstva"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laag"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "tavolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "kerros"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "kerrostuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stróma",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "στρώμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diástrosi",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διάστρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "strato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sō",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "層"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naslojka",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наслојка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naslaga",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наслага"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "camada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plast",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пласт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lager"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "varv"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "saray"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "deposit",
      "word": "kat"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sloj",
      "sense": "drawing surface (computer graphics)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "drawing surface (computer graphics)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calque"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "drawing surface (computer graphics)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ebene"
    }
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}

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        "To cut or divide into layers."
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      "ipa": "/lɛə/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ.ə/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ.ɚ/",
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      "ipa": "/lɛɚ/",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razslojavam",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "word": "разслоявам"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "word": "tavoligi"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "word": "trennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "word": "spalten"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katavolévo",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "word": "καταβολεύω"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "raslojuva",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "word": "раслојува"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cieniować"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rassláivatʹ",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "рассла́ивать"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rassloítʹ",
      "sense": "to cut or divide into layers",
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      "word": "расслои́ть"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslojavam",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "наслоявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "tavoligi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "kerrostaa"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "pinota"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "schichten"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "übereinanderlegen"
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      "roman": "naslojuva",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "наслојува"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "tāpatupatu"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "whakamātā"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "whakapapa"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "word": "układać warstwami"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nasláivatʹ",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насла́ивать"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nasloítʹ",
      "sense": "to arrange in layers",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "наслои́ть"
    }
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}

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  "derived": [
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      "word": "minelayer"
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    {
      "word": "tracklayer"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lay",
          "lay"
        ],
        [
          "tile",
          "tile"
        ],
        [
          "wager",
          "wager"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A hen kept to lay eggs."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hen",
          "hen"
        ],
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleɪ.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "lair (one pronunciation)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-layer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fa/En-us-layer.ogg/En-us-layer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/En-us-layer.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "word": "düzücü"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legger"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "layer of tiles",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "word": "laatoittaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Leger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verleger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legger"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "assentador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukládčik",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "укла́дчик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kládčik",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кла́дчик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "takläggare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "golvläggare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mature female animal able to lay eggs",
      "word": "munija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yomortqa",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "word": "йомортҡа һалған"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "tawıq",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "word": "һалыусы тауыҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nosačka",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "word": "носачка"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "legster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "word": "munituskana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pondeuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Legehenne"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "karperí",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "καρπερή"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ovaiola"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nesilka",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "несилка"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pond'rêsse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "egglegger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verpehøne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nioska"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "botadeira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesúška",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "несу́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gallina ponedora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ponedora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "äggläggare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "värphöna"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "poduguṭa",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "word": "పొదుగుట"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nesúčka",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "несу́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nesjúčka",
      "sense": "hen kept to lay eggs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "несю́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prisadka",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "присадка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "word": "taivukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marcotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Absenker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ableger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kindel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izdanok",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изданок"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skudd"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvodok",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отводок"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hijuelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stickling"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skott"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "avsugare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sugymp"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "shoot of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marcote"
    }
  ],
  "word": "layer"
}

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