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level meaning and definition

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LEVEL noun

Definition of level (noun)

  1. 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"
    • synonyms: degree, grade
  2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    • "lumber of the highest grade"
    • synonyms: grade, tier
  3. 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?"
    • synonyms: degree, point, stage
  4. height above ground
    • "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
  5. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
  6. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
  7. 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"
    • synonyms: layer, stratum
  8. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

LEVEL verb

Definition of level (verb)

  1. aim at
    • "level criticism or charges at somebody"
  2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  3. make level or straight
  4. direct into a position for use
    • "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
    • synonyms: charge, point
  5. talk frankly with; lay it on the line
    • "I have to level with you"
  6. become level or even

LEVEL adjective

Definition of level (adjective)

  1. 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"
    • synonyms: flat, plane
  2. not showing abrupt variations
    • "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
    • synonyms: unwavering
  3. being on a precise horizontal plane
    • "a billiard table must be level"
  4. oriented at right angles to the plumb
    • "the picture is level"
  5. of the score in a contest
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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