"tier" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A relative position or degree of value in a graded group (synset 114451564)
"lumber of the highest grade"

is a type of: rank - relative status
subtypes:
- biosafety level - the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities
- a level - the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)
- gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level - the basic level of a subject taken in school
- college level - the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained
same as: grade, level
Any one of two or more competitors who tie one another (synset 110730158)
is a type of: challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival - the contestant you hope to defeat
A worker who ties something (synset 110730052)
is a type of: worker - a person who works at a specific occupation

same as: tier up
Something that is used for tying (synset 104441193)
"the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"

is a type of: rope - a strong line
One of two or more layers one atop another (synset 104441039)
"tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"

is a type of: bed, layer - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance