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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. grade, level, tier | a relative position or degree of value in a graded group.; "lumber of the highest grade" |
| ~ biosafety level | the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities. |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| ~ a level | the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level). |
| ~ gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level | the basic level of a subject taken in school. |
| ~ college level | the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained. |
n. (state) | 3. 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. (attribute) | 4. level | height above ground.; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level" |
| ~ altitude, height | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface.; "the altitude gave her a headache" |
n. (artifact) | 5. level, spirit level | indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid. |
| ~ carpenter's level | a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it. |
| ~ indicator | a device for showing the operating condition of some system. |
| ~ mason's level | a level longer than a carpenter's level. |
| ~ surveyor's level | surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land. |
n. (artifact) | 6. horizontal surface, level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line.; "park the car on the level" |
| ~ floor, flooring | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure).; "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" |
| ~ paved surface | a level horizontal surface covered with paving material. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
n. (cognition) | 7. layer, level, stratum | 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" |
| ~ place | an abstract mental location.; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups" |
n. (artifact) | 8. floor, level, storey, story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.; "what level is the office on?" |
| ~ basement, cellar | the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ first floor, ground floor, ground level | the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building. |
| ~ attic, garret, loft | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. |
| ~ loft | floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space. |
| ~ entresol, mezzanine floor, mezzanine | intermediate floor just above the ground floor. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
v. (competition) | 9. level | aim at.; "level criticism or charges at somebody" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
v. (creation) | 10. dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down | tear down so as to make flat with the ground.; "The building was levelled" |
| ~ bulldoze | flatten with or as if with a bulldozer. |
| ~ destroy, destruct | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.; "The fire destroyed the house" |
v. (contact) | 11. even, even out, flush, level | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ grade | level to the right gradient. |
| ~ strickle, strike | smooth with a strickle.; "strickle the grain in the measure" |
| ~ strickle | level off with a strickle in a measuring container.; "strickle sand" |
v. (competition) | 12. charge, level, point | direct into a position for use.; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ point | be positionable in a specified manner.; "The gun points with ease" |
v. (communication) | 13. level | talk frankly with; lay it on the line.; "I have to level with you" |
| ~ talk, speak | exchange thoughts; talk with.; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
v. (change) | 14. level, level off | become level or even.; "The ground levelled off" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
adj. | 15. flat, level, plane | 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" |
| ~ even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
adj. | 16. level, unwavering | not showing abrupt variations.; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look" |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
adj. | 17. level | being on a precise horizontal plane.; "a billiard table must be level" |
| ~ horizontal | parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line.; "a horizontal surface" |
adj. | 18. level | oriented at right angles to the plumb.; "the picture is level" |
| ~ even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
adj. | 19. even, level, tied | of the score in a contest.; "the score is tied" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
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