Layer and Touch

Layer

Layer noun - Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.

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

Nearby Words: layered, layering

Touch noun - The state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation.

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Layer and touch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Layer" instead a noun "Touch".

Nearby Words: touched, touchy, touching, toucher, touchable

nice	nice layer	nice touch
fine	fine layer	fine touch
single	single layer	single touch
simple	simple layer	simple touch
Other adjectives: interesting, final, extra, additional.

You touch one dirty sock, you remove one layer of crud, you kill one cockroach, Frank, and I will personally grind you into a fine powder and sprinkle you on MacArthur's oatmeal.

Source: Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon
This is a borderline example of Acceptable Breaks from Reality, since it would be very hard to animate a part of the face and not touch the others when you can put the entire facial expression on the front-most layer and edit away to save a lot of time.

Source: Oddly Visible Eyebrows
While it's possible for the outer layer of lava to cool, forming an insulating shell where the inner layer flows but people can get close to it relatively safely as long as they don't touch it, this is never seen in fiction where red-hot lava flows as free and exposed as river water.

Source: Convection Schmonvection

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