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tiered

UK/tɪə(ɹ)d/US/tɪɹd/

tiered is the simple past and past participle of tier.

Meaning of tier

Verb

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.
  3. (transitive) To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.

See all 10 meanings of tier

Adjective

tiered (comparative more tiered, superlative most tiered)

  1. Having or made of tiers.
    • a tiered wedding cake
    • tiered seating
    1. (in-compounds) Having or made of a certain number of tiers.
      • two-tiered justice system

Forms of tiered

comparativemore tiered
superlativemost tiered

Words formed from tiered

Words that rhyme with tiered

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Questions about tiered

What does tiered mean?
Tiered means having or made of tiers.
What is tiered the simple past and past participle of?
Tiered is the simple past and past participle of tier.
What part of speech is tiered?
Tiered is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tiered?
Tiered is pronounced /tɪə(ɹ)d/ (UK).

Words near tiered in the dictionary

  1. tierces
  2. tierces de Picardie
  3. tiercet
  4. tiercets
  5. tiercé
  6. tiered
  7. tieredness
  8. Tiergarten
  9. tiering
  10. tierlike
  11. tierlist

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