overlies
Rests on top
Overlies is the third-person singular of overlie, meaning to lie on top of or cover.
In geology, one rock layer overlies another when it sits above it: Sandstone overlies the limestone formation.
The word also describes abstract relationships of position or priority: A veneer of civility overlies deep resentment.
Soft bed covering
- layerSingle thickness of material
- sheetFlat rectangular material
- coatingApplied surface covering
- mantleCovering or wrap
veneer · film · spread · carpet · canopy · shroud · drape · surface
Makes difficult to perceive
- masksFace-covering disguises
- hidesConceals or animal skins
- veilsTranslucent face coverings
- screensDisplays or filters
cloaks · shrouds · buries · eclipses · shadows · camouflages · disguises · covers
Parallel geological layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
outcrop · tectonics · unconformity · superposition · formation · overburden · contact · fault
blanket
Soft bed covering
mantle · veneer · film · spread · carpet · canopy · shroud · drape · surface · crust
obscures
Makes difficult to perceive
screens · cloaks · shrouds · buries · eclipses · shadows · camouflages · disguises · covers · suppresses
strata
Parallel geological layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
deposition · outcrop · tectonics · unconformity · superposition · formation · overburden · contact · fault · erosion
weighs
Measures heaviness of
smothers · dominates · looms · hangs · bears · suffocates · overshadows · stifles