layer vs blanket

blanket vs layer

layer and blanket both are nouns.

layer is not an adjective while blanket is an adjective.

layer and blanket both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of layer include backing, mount, course, row, cushion, interlayer, lift, overlay, ply, tier, wall.

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

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

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

Difference between layer and blanket

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