blanket vs layer

layer vs blanket

blanket and layer both are nouns.

blanket is an adjective but layer is not an adjective.

blanket and layer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blanket	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
layer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, layer is a hypernym of blanket; that is, layer is a word with a broader meaning than blanket:

blanket: a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

Other hypernyms of blanket include bed.

blanket (noun)	layer (noun)
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed	thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor	a hen that lays eggs
anything that covers	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
	an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
	a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

blanket (adjective)	layer (adjective)
broad in scope or content

blanket (verb)	layer (verb)
cover as if with a blanket	make or form a layer
form a blanket-like cover (over)

Difference between blanket and layer

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