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tier

/ˈtaɪ.ɚ/noun1 syllable

Tier means: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group.

Synonyms for tier3

noun, as in a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

grade, level

noun, as in a worker who ties something

tier up

What does tier mean?5

noun

1

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

2

a worker who ties something

3

any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

4

one of two or more layers one atop another“tier upon tier of huge casks”

5

something that is used for tying“the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tier?5

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Tier in a sentence

  • John is obsessed about getting into a top tier university.kuma
  • You're paying for a top-tier medication with a bottom-tier health insurance plan.AlanF_US
  • Those words are in the second and third tiers of frequency.AlanF_US
  • The subscriptions for the service come in tiers.Teangloir
  • I'm only on the first tier.letsgolanguages
  • Tom is a graduate of a top-tier university.urro

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tier

as a noun

plural
tiers