tier

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.3 Verb 1.3 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

to tie + -er

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: tī'ə, IPA: /ˈtaɪ.ə/, SAMPA: /"taI.@/
• (US) /ˈtaɪ.ɚ/, /"taI.@`/
• Homophones: tire, tyre

[edit] Noun

tier (plural tiers)

1. One who ties (knots, etc).
2. Something that ties.

[edit] Etymology 2

Maybe from Middle French < Old French, from tirer.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: tî, IPA: /ˈtɪə/, SAMPA: /"tI@/
• (US) enPR: tîr, IPA: /ˈtɪɚ/, SAMPA: /"tI@`/
• Homophones: tear (as in droplet from one's eye)

[edit] Noun

tier (plural tiers)

1. A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to tier (third-person singular simple present tiers, present participle tiering, simple past and past participle tiered)

1. (transitive) To arrange in layers.
2. (transitive) To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eirt
• REIT
• rite
• Teri
• tire
• trie

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb

tier

1. The first-person singular present of tieren.