Cover and Layer

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Cover

Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.

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Layer is a synonym for cover in coating topic. In some cases you can use "Layer" instead the word "Cover" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like wrap, blanket, overlay.

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Layer

Layer verb - Make or form a layer.

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Cover is a synonym for layer in coating topic. You can use "Cover" instead the word "Layer" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as covering, coat.

Nearby Words: layered, layering

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solid	solid cover	solid layer
front	front cover	front layer
single	single cover	single layer
deep	deep cover	deep layer
Other adjectives: simple, heavy, entire, hard, blue, black, dark, main, new, protective, final, impenetrable, last, different.

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Greed's Ultimate Shield was Made of Indestructium by using the carbon in his body to cover himself with a layer of material as hard as, and tougher than, diamond.

Source: Nigh Invulnerability / Anime and Manga
They eventually cover it up with dirt, solving the problemnote though since they used only one layer of dirt, this could become a problem if they choose to dig there.

Source: No OSHA Compliance
They're at least somewhat justified in that they have durable exoskeletons, and that they lurk under a shallow layer of soil and ground cover rather than actually burrowing.

Source: Sand Worm

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