Level
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with. (Frequency) Being unvaried. Being sensible.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground of possible. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze. To progress to the next level. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc). To levy.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. A distance relative to a given reference elevation. Degree or amount. In an Internet post, an indication of the number of previous replies at which a portion of text was written. One of several discrete segments of a game generally increasing in difficulty. Often numbered. Often, each level occupies different physical space (levels don't require any direct physical relationship to each other, e.g. vertically stacked, horizontally chained, etc). A periodic progression of integer values that quantify a character's experience and power. A floor of a multi-storey building. an area of almost perfectly flat land.
Example sentence: My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.
Layer
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to cut or divide (something) into layersto arrange (something) in layers.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A single thickness of some material covering a surfaceA (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.A person who lays things, such as tiles.A hen kept to lay eggs.An item of clothing worn under or over another.shoot of a plant, laid under ground for growth.
Example sentence: 'The Graduate' must be the best use of songs ever in a movie; it adds a layer to the movie you wouldn't ever get from a score.