adj
Meaning 1
Having or made of tiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a tiered wedding cake
- tiered seating
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tiered
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Pronunciation
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UK: /tɪə(ɹ)d/
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US: /tɪɹd/
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US: /tiɚd/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)d
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CMU ARPABET: T IY1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having or made of tiers.
Having or made of a certain number of tiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Examples
- two-tiered justice system
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of tier
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
having or arranged in tiers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tiered mound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context