tier vs bed

tier and bed both are nouns.

tier is not a verb while bed is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tier	Yes	No	No	No
bed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bed is a hypernym of tier; that is, bed is a word with a broader meaning than tier:

tier: one of two or more layers one atop another
bed: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

Other hypernyms of tier include layer.

tier (noun)	bed (noun)
one of two or more layers one atop another	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
any one of two or more competitors who tie one another	a plot of ground in which plants are growing
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group	a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
something that is used for tying	the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
a worker who ties something	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
	a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
	a depression forming the ground under a body of water
	(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)

tier (verb)	bed (verb)
	prepare for sleep
	have sexual intercourse with
	put to bed
	place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
	furnish with a bed

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