level
1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (Freq. 69)
- a moderate grade of intelligence
- a high level of care is required
- it is all a matter of degree
• Syn:
degree, grade
• Hypernyms:
property
• Hyponyms:
quality, caliber, calibre, intensity, intensiveness,
grind, depth, highness, high, low, lowness,
extreme, amplitude level, moderation, moderateness, immoderation, immoderateness,
sun protection factor, SPF
• Attrubites:
high, low, mild, intense
2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group (Freq. 22)
- lumber of the highest grade
• Syn:
grade, tier
• Derivationally related forms:
grade (for: grade)
• Hypernyms:
rank
• Hyponyms:
biosafety level, A level, General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE, O level, college level
3. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (Freq. 15)
- a remarkable degree of frankness
- at what stage are the social sciences?
• Syn:
degree, stage, point
• Hypernyms:
state
• Hyponyms:
ladder, acme, height, elevation, peak,
pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top,
extent, resultant, end point, standard of living, standard of life, plane,
state of the art, ultimacy, ultimateness, quickening, climax
4. height above ground (Freq. 5)
- the water reached ankle level
- the pictures were at the same level
• Hypernyms:
altitude, height
5. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
spirit level
• Hypernyms:
indicator
• Hyponyms:
mason's level
• Part Holonyms:
carpenter's level, surveyor's level
6. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line (Freq. 1)
- park the car on the level
• Syn:
horizontal surface
• Hypernyms:
surface
• Hyponyms:
floor, flooring, paved surface, platform
7. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- what level is the office on?
• Syn:
floor, storey, story
• Hypernyms:
structure, construction
• Hyponyms:
basement, cellar, ground floor, first floor, ground level,
loft, attic, garret, mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
8. 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
• Syn:
layer, stratum
• Derivationally related forms:
layer (for: layer)
• Hypernyms:
place
1. aim at (Freq. 4)
- level criticism or charges at somebody
• Hypernyms:
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground (Freq. 1)
- The building was levelled
• Syn:
raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
• Ant:
raise
• Derivationally related forms:
razing (for: raze)
• Hypernyms:
destroy, destruct
• Hyponyms:
bulldoze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. make level or straight (Freq. 1)
- level the ground
• Syn:
flush, even out, even
• Derivationally related forms:
leveller, leveler
• Hypernyms:
change surface
• Hyponyms:
grade, strickle, strike
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. direct into a position for use
- point a gun
- He charged his weapon at me
• Syn:
charge, point
• Hypernyms:
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
• Verb Group:
point
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. talk frankly with;
lay it on the line
- I have to level with you
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
6. become level or even
- The ground levelled off
• Syn:
level off
• Hypernyms:
change surface
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another (Freq. 3)
- a flat desk
- acres of level farmland
- a plane surface
- skirts sewn with fine flat seams
• Syn:
flat, plane
• Similar to:
even
• Derivationally related forms:
plane (for: plane), planeness (for: plane), flatness (for: flat)
2. not showing abrupt variations (Freq. 1)
- spoke in a level voice
- "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
• Syn:
unwavering
• Similar to:
steady
3. being on a precise horizontal plane (Freq. 1)
- a billiard table must be level
• Similar to:
horizontal
4. oriented at right angles to the plumb (Freq. 1)
- the picture is level
• Similar to:
even
5. of the score in a contest
- the score is tied
• Syn:
tied, even
• Similar to:
equal
• Derivationally related forms:
evenness (for: even)
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