tier
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tier¹
- /ˈtaɪ.ə/ UK
- /ˈtaɪ.ɚ/ US
Sounds like tire, tyre · Rhymes with -aɪ.ə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From tie + -er.
noun tiers
- One who ties (knots, etc.).
- Something that ties.
- A child's apron.
tier²
- /ˈtɪə/ UK
- /ˈtɪɚ/ US
Sounds like tear (as in droplet from one's eye) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle French tier, from Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), probably from tirer (“to draw, draw out”). Alternatively, from a Germanic source related to Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”).
noun tiers
- A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
- A rank or grade; a stratum. Stoke City were playing in the second tier of English football before being promoted to the Premier League.
- A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain. This party headed towards the tiers and lakes, scouring the country while veering towards Bothwell.
- A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
verb tiers · tiering · tiered
- To arrange in layers.
- To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
- To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: level, grade, wrapper, track, interlock, coat, capa, cloak, coating, layer, scale, veneer, floor, doorstep, step, volet
Translations
Every language
noun layer or rank
| Español | piso, rango, nivel, categoría, grado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 層 sō, 階層 kaisō, 列 retsu, 階 kai |
| 中文 | 層 /层 céng, 排 pái, 行 háng |
| Português | camada |
| Français | rang |
| Deutsch | Schicht, Rang, Etage, Ebene, Reihe, Sitzreihe |
| Italiano | strato, ripiano |
| Русский | я́рус járus, слой sloj, у́ровень úrovenʹ, ряд rjad, эта́ж etáž |
| Tiếng Việt | tầng, bậc, thứ bậc |
| עברית | קוֹמָה, נִדְבָּךְ, שִׁכְבָה |
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title = {tier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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