tier
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (5)tiers
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group“lumber of the highest grade”Synonyms: gradelevelType of rankKinds college level, General Certificate of Secondary Education, A level, biosafety level
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one anotherType of rival, challenger
- one of two or more layers one atop another“tier upon tier of huge casks”“a three-tier wedding cake”Type of layer, bed
- a worker who ties somethingSynonyms: tier upType of worker
- something that is used for tying“the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers”Type of rope
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
One who, or that which, ties.
Origin: See Tire a headdress.
A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]
Origin: Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziarī ornament, G. zier, AS. tīr glory, tiér row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, transitive verb, Tire a headdress, but also Tirade.
A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater.
Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54