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TIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of two or more layers one atop another
Example:
a three-tier wedding cake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tier" is a kind of...):
bed; layer (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something that is used for tying
Example:
the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tier" is a kind of...):
rope (a strong line)
Derivation:
tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A worker who ties something
Synonyms:
tier; tier up
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tier" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("tier" is a kind of...):
challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)
Derivation:
tie (finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A relative position or degree of value in a graded group
Example:
lumber of the highest grade
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tier" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tier"):
biosafety level (the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities)
A level (the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level))
GCSE; General Certificate of Secondary Education; O level (the basic level of a subject taken in school)
college level (the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb tier
