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underlayer

underlayer noun: a layer that is below another layer.

Noun

underlayer (plural underlayers)

  1. A layer that is below another layer.
  2. A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth.
  3. One who underlays.

Verb

underlayer (third-person singular simple present underlayers, present participle underlayering, simple past and past participle underlayered)

  1. To form a layer beneath another

Synonyms of underlayer

Forms of underlayer

Noun
pluralunderlayers
Verb
third-person singular presentunderlayers
present participleunderlayering
past participleunderlayered
pastunderlayered

Origin of underlayer

From under- + layer.

Questions about underlayer

What does underlayer mean?
Underlayer means a layer that is below another layer.
What part of speech is underlayer?
Underlayer can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underlayer?
The plural of underlayer is underlayers.

Words near underlayer in the dictionary

  1. underlaundresses
  2. underlawyer
  3. underlawyers
  4. underlay
  5. underlayed
  6. underlayer
  7. underlayered
  8. underlayering
  9. underlayers
  10. underlaying
  11. underlayment

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