TIERED

tiered

(adjective) having or arranged in tiers; “a tiered mound”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

tiered

simple past tense and past participle of tier

Adjective

tiered (comparative more tiered, superlative most tiered)

Having or made of tiers

Anagrams

• dieter, erdite, re-edit, reedit, retied, reĂ«dit

Source: Wiktionary


TIER

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



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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