| degree | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. degree, grade, level | 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" |
| ~ caliber, calibre, quality | a degree or grade of excellence or worth.; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ intensiveness, intensity | high level or degree; the property of being intense. |
| ~ grind | the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground.; "a coarse grind of coffee" |
| ~ depth | degree of psychological or intellectual profundity. |
| ~ highness | a high degree (of amount or force etc.).; "responsible for the highness of the rates" |
| ~ high | a lofty level or position or degree.; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" |
| ~ low | a low level or position or degree.; "the stock market fell to a new low" |
| ~ lowness | a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.).; "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" |
| ~ extreme | the furthest or highest degree of something.; "he carried it to extremes" |
| ~ amplitude level | the level on a scale of amplitude. |
| ~ moderation, moderateness | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes. |
| ~ immoderateness, immoderation | the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation. |
| ~ spf, sun protection factor | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun. |
| n. (state) | 2. degree, level, point, stage | 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?" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress.; "he climbed the career ladder" |
| ~ acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, elevation, height, pinnacle, superlative, peak, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ extent | the point or degree to which something extends.; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" |
| ~ resultant, end point | the final point in a process. |
| ~ standard of life, standard of living | a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group.; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" |
| ~ plane | a level of existence or development.; "he lived on a worldly plane" |
| ~ state of the art | the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time.; "the state of the art in space travel" |
| ~ ultimacy, ultimateness | the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,.; "the ultimacy of these social values" |
| ~ quickening | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus. |
| ~ climax | the most severe stage of a disease. |
| n. (communication) | 3. academic degree, degree | an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study.; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" |
| ~ accolade, honor, laurels, award, honour | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.; "an award for bravery" |
| ~ associate degree, associate | a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies. |
| ~ bachelor's degree, baccalaureate | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies. |
| ~ honours, honours degree | a university degree with honors. |
| ~ master's degree | an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree. |
| ~ doctor's degree, doctorate | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university. |
| ~ law degree | degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school. |
| ~ honorary degree, honoris causa | a degree conferred to honor the recipient. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. arcdegree, degree | a measure for arcs and angles.; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" |
| ~ angular unit | a unit of measurement for angles. |
| ~ arcminute, minute of arc, minute | a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree. |
| ~ oxtant | a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant. |
| ~ sextant | a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. degree | the highest power of a term or variable. |
| ~ degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term. |
| ~ degree of a polynomial | the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree. |
| ~ first degree | a degree of one.; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree" |
| ~ exponent, index, power | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. degree | a unit of temperature on a specified scale.; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" |
| ~ temperature unit | a unit of measurement for temperature. |
| ~ c, degree celsius, degree centigrade | a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature. |
| ~ degree fahrenheit, f | a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. degree | the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime).; "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn" |
| ~ magnitude | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small).; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" |
| title | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rubric, statute title, title | a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with.; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
| ~ header, heading, head | a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about.; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" |
| n. (communication) | 2. title | the name of a work of art or literary composition etc..; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles" |
| ~ name | a language unit by which a person or thing is known.; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" |
| ~ masthead | the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page. |
| ~ rubric | a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type. |
| n. (communication) | 3. title | a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work.; "the novel had chapter titles" |
| ~ subhead, subheading | a heading of a subdivision of a text. |
| ~ credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work.; "the credits were given at the end of the film" |
| ~ legend, caption | brief description accompanying an illustration. |
| ~ subtitle | secondary or explanatory title. |
| n. (state) | 4. championship, title | the status of being a champion.; "he held the title for two years" |
| ~ high status | a position of superior status. |
| ~ triple crown | (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs. |
| ~ triple crown | (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness. |
| n. (communication) | 5. deed, deed of conveyance, title | a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it.; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ bill of sale | a deed transferring personal property. |
| ~ deed poll | a deed made and executed by only one party. |
| ~ enfeoffment | under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. |
| ~ mortgage deed | deed embodying a mortgage. |
| ~ title deed | a legal document proving a person's right to property. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (communication) | 6. form of address, title, title of respect | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'.; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" |
| ~ appellation, appellative, designation, denomination | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. |
| ~ aga, agha | title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). |
| ~ defender of the faith | a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since. |
| ~ don | a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename.; "Don Roberto" |
| ~ dona | a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman.; "Dona Marguerita" |
| ~ frau | a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman. |
| ~ fraulein | a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman. |
| ~ hakham | a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man. |
| ~ herr | a German courtesy title or form of address for a man. |
| ~ miss | a form of address for an unmarried woman. |
| ~ mister, mr, mr. | a form of address for a man. |
| ~ mrs, mrs. | a form of address for a married woman. |
| ~ ms., ms | a form of address for a woman. |
| ~ rabbi | a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher. |
| ~ reverend | a title of respect for a clergyman. |
| ~ senor | a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'. |
| ~ senora | a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'. |
| ~ senorita | a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'. |
| ~ signora | an Italian title or form of address for a married woman. |
| ~ signorina | an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman. |
| ~ very reverend | a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others). |
| ~ padre, father | `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. claim, title | an established or recognized right.; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" |
| ~ legal right | a right based in law. |
| ~ own right | by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved.; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right" |
| ~ entitlement | right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits).; "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget" |
| n. (communication) | 8. title | (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action.; "the titles go by faster than I can read" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| n. (communication) | 9. title | an appellation signifying nobility.; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" |
| ~ appellation, appellative, designation, denomination | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. |
| ~ lordship | a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge.; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship" |
| ~ ladyship | a title used to address any peeress except a duchess.; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship" |
| ~ baronetcy | the title of a baron. |
| ~ viscountcy | the title of a viscount. |
| n. (attribute) | 10. claim, title | an informal right to something.; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| v. (communication) | 11. entitle, title | give a title to. |
| ~ proclaim | declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles.; "He was proclaimed King" |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
| v. (communication) | 12. style, title | designate by an identifying term.; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
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