TIER

tier

(noun) one of two or more layers one atop another; “tier upon tier of huge casks”; “a three-tier wedding cake”

tier

(noun) something that is used for tying; “the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers”

tier, tier up

(noun) a worker who ties something

tier

(noun) any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

grade, level, tier

(noun) a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; “lumber of the highest grade”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

tier (plural tiers)

One who ties (knots, etc).

Something that ties.

(archaic) A child's apron.

Etymology 2

Noun

tier (plural tiers)

A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.

Verb

tier (third-person singular simple present tiers, present participle tiering, simple past and past participle tiered)

(transitive) To arrange in layers.

(transitive) To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

(transitive, computing) To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.

Anagrams

• REIT, Teri, iter, iter., reit, rite, tire, trie

Source: Wiktionary

Ti"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, ties.

Ti"er, n. Etym: [See Tire a headdress.]

Definition: A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]

Tier, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziari ornament, G. zier, AS. tir glory, tiér row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., Tire a headdress, but also Tirade.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition