[
US
/ˈtiɹ/
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NOUN
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
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a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
lumber of the highest grade -
one of two or more layers one atop another
tier upon tier of huge casks
a three-tier wedding cake -
something that is used for tying
the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers - a worker who ties something
How To Use tier In A Sentence
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- Parmentier offers us a level of detail and balance of voices not found on any other recordings.
- In chantries unrehearsed we'd wow the votarists and serenade the friary to panting ecstasies while summoned to kingly chambers we branked the troubadours, turning the sovereign mind to heaven, the courtiers left speechless with neglect... Strange Bedfellows
- Her boyfriend was watching in the audience as well which made it even naughtier. The Sun
- Aides hovered round like royal courtiers before he made a fleeting appearance climbing on board the City of Chicago. Times, Sunday Times
- The top tier is him and him alone. Times, Sunday Times
- At the other end of the social scale were the king and a tiny group of powerful men, all of them rentiers who lived in style on the revenues of their great estates.
- The athletics track was dug out after the Games and a new tier of seats dug in. Times, Sunday Times
- The U.S. economy is operating with a massive amount of slack" or unutilized resources such as workers and manufacturing capacity says Sal Guatieri, an economist at Toronto-based BMO Capital Markets. Canada Bank Shift Signals Strong Recovery
- Space is the final frontier for us to explore.