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level in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. direct into a position for use
    "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
    charge  level  point 
  2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    "The building was levelled"
    level  raze  rase  dismantle  tear down  take down  pull down 
  3. make level or straight
    "level the ground"
    flush  level  even out  even 
  4. become level or even
    "The ground levelled off"
    level  level off 
  5. talk frankly with; lay it on the line
    "I have to level with you"
    level 
  6. aim at
    "level criticism or charges at somebody"
    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"
    degree  grade  level 
  2. 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?"
    degree  level  stage  point 
  3. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
    "what level is the office on?"
    floor  level  storey  story 
  4. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    "lumber of the highest grade"
    grade  level  tier 
  5. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
    "park the car on the level"
    horizontal surface  level 
  6. 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"
    level  layer  stratum 
  7. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
    level  spirit level 
  8. height above ground
    "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
    level 
adjective
  1. of the score in a contest
    "the score is tied"
    tied  even  level 
  2. 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"
    flat  level  plane 
  3. being on a precise horizontal plane
    "a billiard table must be level"
    level 
  4. not showing abrupt variations
    "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
    level  unwavering 
  5. oriented at right angles to the plumb
    "the picture is level"
    level 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University