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Synonyms
tier1 (tîr)

[Middle English tire, row, rank, from Old French, from tirer, to draw out; see tirade.]

noun 

  1. One of a series of rows placed one above another: a stadium with four tiers of seats.
  2. A rank or class.

tr. & intr.v.: tiered, tier·ing, tiers. 

To arrange (something) into or rise in tiers: tier a wedding cake; balconies that tier upward.
ti·er2 (tī́ər)

noun 

One that ties: a tier of knots.