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
tier (plural tiers)
One who ties (knots, etc).
Something that ties.
(archaic) A child's apron.
tier (plural tiers)
A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.
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.
• 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
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
