Layer and Strip

Layer

Layer noun - Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.

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Strip and layer are semantically related In some cases you can use "Strip" instead a noun "Layer".

Nearby Words: layered, layering

Strip noun - A long narrow piece of material.

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Layer and strip are semantically related in thin piece of material topic. Sometimes you can use "Layer" instead a noun "Strip".

short	short layer	short strip
single	single layer	single strip
simple	simple layer	simple strip
entire	entire layer	entire strip
Other adjectives: black, main, thin, new, final, next, last, previous.

The Necrons use guns that strip off your armour, flesh and organs layer by layer.

Source: Abnormal Ammo
Lampshaded in this Dilbert comic strip when he's touring a layer of hell known as Accounting.

Source: Random Number God
The Necrons of Warhammer 40,000 make extensive use of gauss weapons, firing green lightning that strip away the target, layer by molecular layer, often to the bone.

Source: Stripped to the Bone

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