tier   (TTS Sound)

The noun tier has 5 senses

• grade, level, tier -- (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade")


• tier -- (any one of two or more competitors who tie one another)


• tier, tier up -- (a worker who ties something)


• tier -- (something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers")


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