tier

1 a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level]

2 any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

3 a worker who ties something [syn: tier up]

4 something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"

5 one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"

see Tier

English

Etymology 1

-er tie

Pronunciation

• (RP): tī'ə, /ˈtaɪ.ə/, /"taI.@/
• (US): /ˈtaɪ.ɚ/, /"taI.@`/

  Homophones: tire, tyre

Noun

1. defn English

1. One who ties (knots, etc).
2. Something that ties.

Etymology 2

Maybe from "tI@/

• (US): tîr, /ˈtɪɚ/, /"tI@`/

  Homophones: tear (as in droplet from ones' eye)

Noun

1. defn English
2. A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.

Translations

• Danish: lag
• Dutch: laag , rang
• Finnish: kerros, taso
• French: rang
• German: Schicht , Rang , Etage
• Italian: Strato
• Japanese: 層, 階層
• Polish: warstwa, rząd (np. krzeseł), kondygnacja, poziom
• Portuguese: camada
• Spanish: capa , enlace

Verb

1. To arrange in layers.
2. To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

TIER may refer to:

• Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, one of two major economic research institutes in Taiwan

Tier may refer to:

• Tier (song), by German band Rammstein
• A layer in a multitiered software architecture
• Tier (emission standard), Vehicle and Gasoline Sulfur Program.
• A group of Cable networks offered together to subscribers, rather than separately

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