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Definitions for Tier

[1] one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
[2] one of a number of galleries, as in a theater.
[3] a layer; level; stratum: The wedding cake had six tiers. All three tiers of the firm's management now report to one director.
[4] Australian . a mountain range.
[5] to arrange in tiers.
[6] to rise in tiers.
[7] a person or thing that ties.
[8] Nautical . a short rope or band for securing a furled sail.
[9] New England . a child's apron or pinafore.
[10] one of a set of rows placed one above and behind the other, such as theatre seats
[11] a layer or level (in combination ) a three-tier cake
[12] a rank, order, or row
[13] to be or arrange in tiers
[14] a person or thing that ties

Words related to Tier

category, layer, row, league, story, group, string, grade, series, rank, class, queue, course, range, pigeonhole, file, stratum, line, echelon, order

Words nearby Tier

tien shan, tienanmen square, tientsin, tiepin, tiepolo, tier, tier table, tierce, tierce de picardie, tierced, tiercel

Origin of Tier

2First recorded in 1625–35; tie + -er1

Word origin for Tier

C16: from Old French tire rank, of Germanic origin; compare Old English tīr embellishment

Synonyms for Tier

category, layer, row, bank, class, course, echelon, file, grade, group, grouping, league, line, order, pigeonhole, queue, range, rank, series, story, stratum, string