form vs layer

form and layer both are nouns.

form and layer both are verbs.

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

As verbs, layer is a hyponym of form; that is, layer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than form:

form: make something, usually for a specific function
layer: make or form a layer

Other hyponyms of form include carve, swage, upset, chip, cut out, machine, grind, stamp, puddle, beat, preform, preform, mound, hill, roughcast, remold, reshape, sinter, cast, mold, mould, throw, coil, hand-build, handbuild, sculpt, sculpture, model, mold, mould.

form (noun)	layer (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance	thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
a life-size dummy used to display clothes	a hen that lays eggs
a mold for setting concrete	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
the visual appearance of something or someone	an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
an ability to perform well
a particular mode in which something is manifested
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a printed document with spaces in which to write
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

form (verb)	layer (verb)
give shape or form to	make or form a layer
assume a form or shape
make something, usually for a specific function
create (as an entity)
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity

Difference between form and layer

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