Term: tier: one of two or more layers one atop another
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: discovered check: a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: gerund: a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: muncher: a chewer who makes a munching noise
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: mae west: an inflatable life jacket
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: blockhouse: a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: dichotomization: the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: oecanthus: tree crickets
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: oxeye daisy: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: alsophila pometaria: North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
Broader: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | Unrelated: gun room: military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship