'Tier' definitions:
Definition of 'tier'
(from WordNet)
noun
A relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level, tier]
noun
Any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
noun
A worker who ties something [syn: tier, tier up]
noun
Something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"
noun
One of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"
Definition of 'Tier'
From: GCIDE
- Tier \Ti"er\, n. One who, or that which, ties. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tier'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Tier'
From: GCIDE
- Tier \Tier\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar[imac] ornament, G. zier, AS. t[imac]r glory, ti['e]r 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. [1913 Webster]
- Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tier'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- array,
- articulation,
- band,
- bank,
- bed,
- bedding,
- belt,
- buzz,
- category,
- catena,
- catenation,
- chain,
- chain reaction,
- chaining,
- concatenation,
- connection,
- consecution,
- continuum,
- couche,
- course,
- cycle,
- deck,
- descent,
- drone,
- echelon,
- endless belt,
- endless round,
- file,
- filiation,
- floor,
- gallery,
- gamut,
- gradation,
- grade,
- group,
- grouping,
- hum,
- Indian file,
- layer,
- league,
- ledge,
- level,
- line,
- lineage,
- measures,
- monotone,
- nexus,
- order,
- overlayer,
- overstory,
- pendulum,
- periodicity,
- pigeonhole,
- plenum,
- powder train,
- progression,
- queue,
- range,
- rank,
- recurrence,
- reticulation,
- rotation,
- round,
- routine,
- row,
- run,
- scale,
- seam,
- sequence,
- series,
- shelf,
- single file,
- spectrum,
- stage,
- step,
- story,
- stratum,
- string,
- substratum,
- succession,
- superstratum,
- swath,
- thickness,
- thread,
- topsoil,
- train,
- underlayer,
- understory,
- understratum,
- windrow,
- zone