tier

English Thesaurus

1. one of two or more layers one atop another (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	bed, layer,
definition	:	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact)

2. something that is used for tying (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	rope,
definition	:	a strong line (noun.artifact)

3. a worker who ties something (noun.person)

hypernym	:	worker,
definition	:	a person who works at a specific occupation (noun.person)

4. any one of two or more competitors who tie one another (noun.person)

hypernym	:	challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival,
definition	:	the contestant you hope to defeat (noun.person)

5. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rank,
definition	:	relative status (noun.state)

hyponym	:	biosafety level,
definition	:	the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities (noun.state)

hyponym	:	a level,
definition	:	the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level,
definition	:	the basic level of a subject taken in school (noun.state)

hyponym	:	college level,
definition	:	the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained (noun.state)

6. something that is used for tying (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	bind, tie, bind, tie,
definition	:	fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord (verb.contact)

7. any one of two or more competitors who tie one another (noun.person)

derivation	:	draw, tie,
definition	:	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. (verb.competition)

8. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group (noun.state)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

9. something that is used for tying (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	bind, tie, bind, tie,
definition	:	fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord (verb.contact)

10. any one of two or more competitors who tie one another (noun.person)

derivation	:	draw, tie,
definition	:	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. (verb.competition)

11. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group (noun.state)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)