tier
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
lumber of the highest grade
Types & categories
- rank hypernym
- biosafety level hyponym
- A level hyponym
- General Certificate of Secondary Education hyponym
- college level hyponym
Related & opposite
- grade derivation
Sense 2 noun
any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
Types & categories
- rival hypernym
Related & opposite
- tie derivation
Sense 3 noun
a worker who ties something
Types & categories
- worker hypernym
Related & opposite
- tie derivation
Sense 4 noun
something that is used for tying
the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers
Types & categories
- rope hypernym
Related & opposite
- tie derivation
Sense 5 noun
one of two or more layers one atop another
tier upon tier of huge casks
Types & categories
- layer hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grade |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rank |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | biosafety level |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | A level |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | college level |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tie |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rival |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tie |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | worker |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tie |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rope |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | layer |