tiernoun [ C ]
uk/tɪər/us/tɪr/one of several layers or levels:
We sat in one of the upper tiers of the football stands.
My wedding cake had four tiers, each supported by small pillars.
I don't understand why you think we need yet another tier of management.
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Things collected in lines or rings
- column
- crocodile
- file
- line
- queue
- rank
- ring
- rope
- row 1
- single file
- string
- thread
- train
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Coverings and layers
tierverb [ T often passive ]
uk/tɪər/us/tɪr/to arrange or organize something in tiers:
The seats in the theatre were steeply tiered.
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Covering and adding layers
- asphalt
- bestrew
- binder
- blanket
- blindfold
- carpet
- coat
- fall over sth/sb
- film
- film over
- fur
- gild
- gum sth up
- inlay
- pad
- proof
- resurface
- seal
- swathe
- whitewash
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-tiered
suffix uk/ -tɪəd/us/ -tɪrd/
a two-tiered structure
a three-tiered cake