tier

[TiĀ·er]

A tier is a level or a layer. If you sit in the top tier of seats at a concert, you can see the whole stage and most of the audience but you probably have to climb lots of stairs.

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One who, or that which, ties.

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

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

Noun
a worker who ties something

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

Noun
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

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n.
One who, or that which, ties.

n.
A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore.

v. t.
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.


Tier

Ti"er , n. One who, or that which, ties.

Tier

Ti"er, n. [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.]

Tier

Tier , n. [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar'c6 ornament, G. zier, AS. t'c6r glory, ti'82r row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., 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.

One who, or that which, ties.

A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore.

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.

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Usage Examples

My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers - they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat.

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