English Explanatory Dictionary

tier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who ties (knots, etc.).
  2. Something that ties.
  3. A child's apron.
noun
  1. A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
  2. A rank or grade; a stratum.
  3. A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
  4. A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
verb
  1. To arrange in layers.
  2. To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
  3. To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.

Pronunciation

tī'ə /ˈtaɪ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tier (tie).wav tī'ər /ˈtaɪ.ɚ/ tî /ˈtɪə/ tîr /ˈtɪɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-tier.wav

Word forms

tier tiers tiering tiered

Etymology

From tie + -er.

Derived words

leaf tier A-tier bottom-tier B-tier cable-tier free-tier god tier mid-tier multitier n-tier second-tier S-tier subtier third-tier tier list top tier top-tier two-tier two-tiered two-tier Keir Web-tier
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