Tier

Quick meaning: Tier is a noun meaning One who ties (knots, etc.).

Meaning

One who ties (knots, etc.).

More Meanings

1. Something that ties.
2. A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
3. A rank or grade; a stratum.
4. (Australia) A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
5. A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
6. (transitive) To arrange in layers.
7. (archaic) A child's apron.

Example Sentences

At various points during the (too frequent, mostly boring, school play-tier) dialogue.

This party headed towards the tiers and lakes, scouring the country while veering towards Bothwell.

Stoke City were playing in the second tier of English football before being promoted to the Premier League.

On she drove, leaving the highway, up a skinny country road, past the snow-capped tier and into the forest on its foothills.

Word Forms

• tiers
• tiering
• tiered

Synonyms for tier

Depending on context, synonyms include level.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include level, wrapper, track, interlock, coat, capa.

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