Noun
- 1. degree, grade, level, property
- usage: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
- 2. grade, level, tier, rank
- usage: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
- 3. degree, level, stage, point, state
- usage: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
- 4. level, altitude, height
- usage: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
- 5. level, spirit level, indicator
- usage: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
- 6. horizontal surface, level, surface
- usage: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
- 7. level, layer, stratum, place
- usage: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
- 8. floor, level, storey, story, structure, construction
- usage: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
Verb
- 1. level, aim, take, train, take aim, direct
- usage: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
- 2. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down, destroy, destruct
- usage: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
- 3. flush, level, even out, even, change surface
- usage: make level or straight; "level the ground"
- 4. charge, level, point, aim, take, train, take aim, direct
- usage: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
- 5. level, talk, speak
- usage: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
- 6. level, level off, change surface
- usage: become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
Adjective
- 1. flat, level, plane, even (vs. uneven)
- usage: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
- 2. level, unwavering, steady (vs. unsteady)
- usage: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
- 3. level, horizontal (vs. vertical) (vs. inclined)
- usage: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
- 4. level, even (vs. uneven)
- usage: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
- 5. tied(predicate), even, level(predicate), equal (vs. unequal)
- usage: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"
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