Level vs. Grade

Leveladjective

The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.

‘This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?’;

Gradenoun

A rating.

‘I gave him a good grade for effort.’;

Leveladjective

At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.

‘We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.’;

Gradenoun

The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.

‘He got a good grade on the test.’; ‘This fine-grade coin from 1837 is worth a good amount.’;

Leveladjective

Unvaried in frequency.

‘His pulse has been level for 12 hours.’;

Gradenoun

A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.

Leveladjective

Unvaried in volume.

‘His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.’;

Gradenoun

A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage

‘The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.’;

Leveladjective

Calm.

‘He kept a level head under stress.’;

Gradenoun

A level of primary and secondary education.

‘Clancy is entering the fifth grade this year.’; ‘Clancy starts grade five this year.’;

Leveladjective

In the same position or rank.

Gradenoun

A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).

‘The grade fives are on a field trip.’;

Leveladjective

Straightforward; direct; clear.

Gradenoun

An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).

Leveladjective

Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.

‘a level head; a level understanding’;

Gradenoun

The level of the ground.

‘This material absorbs moisture and is probably not a good choice for use below grade.’;

Leveladjective

(phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.

Gradenoun

(mathematics) A gradian.

Leveladjective

(physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

‘The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity.’;

Gradenoun

(geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.

Levelnoun

A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.

‘Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.’;

Gradenoun

A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.

Levelnoun

A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

‘By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.’;

Gradenoun

(systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.

Levelnoun

Degree or amount.

‘The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.’; ‘We've reached a new level of success.’;

Gradenoun

(medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.

Levelnoun

Achievement or qualification.

‘She achieved a high level of distinction.’;

Gradeverb

To assign scores to the components of an academic test.

Levelnoun

(computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.

Gradeverb

To assign a score to overall academic performance.

Levelnoun

(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.

‘It took me weeks to get to level seven.’; ‘Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.’;

Gradeverb

To organize in grades.

Levelnoun

A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.

‘My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.’;

Gradeverb

To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.

Levelnoun

A floor of a multi-storey building.

‘Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.’;

Gradeverb

(sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.

Levelnoun

(British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.

Gradeverb

(intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.

Levelnoun

A school grade or year.

Gradenoun

A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour.

‘They also appointed and removed, at their own pleasure,teachers of every grade.’;

Levelverb

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.

‘You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.’;

Gradenoun

The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; - usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264.

Levelverb

To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

‘The hurricane leveled the forest.’;

Gradenoun

The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade.

Levelverb

To progress to the next level.

‘I levelled after defeating the dragon.’;

Gradeverb

To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc.

Levelverb

To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).

‘He levelled an accusation of fraud at the directors.’; ‘The hunter levels the gun before taking a shot.’;

Gradeverb

To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road.

Levelverb

To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).

Gradeverb

To cross with some better breed; to improve the blood of.

Levelverb

(sports) To make the score of a game equal.

Gradenoun

a body of students who are taught together;

‘early morning classes are always sleepy’;

Levelverb

(figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.

‘to level all the ranks and conditions of men’;

Gradenoun

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;

‘lumber of the highest grade’;

Levelverb

To adjust or adapt to a certain level.

‘to level remarks to the capacity of children’;

Gradenoun

the gradient of a slope or road or other surface;

‘the road had a steep grade’;

Levelverb

To speak honestly and openly with.

Gradenoun

one-hundredth of a right angle

Levelnoun

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; - this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.

Gradenoun

a degree of ablaut

Levelnoun

A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; - this is the apparent level at the given point.

Gradenoun

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance);

‘she made good marks in algebra’; ‘grade A milk’; ‘what was your score on your homework?’;

Levelnoun

An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea.

‘After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.’; ‘Shot from the deadly level of a gun.’;

Gradenoun

the height of the ground on which something stands;

‘the base of the tower was below grade’;

Levelnoun

Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation.

‘Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.’; ‘Somebody there of his own level.’; ‘Be the fair level of thy actions laidAs temperance wills and prudence may persuade.’;

Gradenoun

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality;

‘a moderate degree of intelligence’; ‘a high level of care is required’; ‘it is all a matter of degree’;

Levelnoun

A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.

‘When merit shall find its level.’;

Gradenoun

a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

Levelnoun

An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.

Gradeverb

assign a rank or rating to;

‘how would you rank these students?’; ‘The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide’;

Levelnoun

A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.

Gradeverb

level to the right gradient

Leveladjective

Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or lake.

‘Ample spaces o'er the smoothAnd level pavement.’;

Gradeverb

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;

‘grade tests’; ‘score the SAT essays’; ‘mark homework’;

Leveladjective

Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level.

Gradeverb

determine the grade of or assign a grade to

Leveladjective

Even with anything else; of the same height; on the same line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance; - followed by with, sometimes by to.

‘Young boys and girlsAre level now with men; the odds is gone.’; ‘Everything lies level to our wish.’;

Gradenoun

a particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value

‘high-grade steel’; ‘sea salt is usually available in coarse or fine grades’;

Leveladjective

Straightforward; direct; clear; open.

‘A very plain and level account.’;

Gradenoun

a level in a salary or employment structure

‘clerical and secretarial grades’;

Leveladjective

Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.]

Gradenoun

a level of importance allocated to a listed building

‘a Grade I listed building’;

Leveladjective

Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection.

Gradenoun

(in historical linguistics) a relative position in a series of forms involving ablaut.

Levelverb

To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.

Gradenoun

a group of animals at a similar evolutionary level.

Levelverb

To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.

‘And their proud structures level with the ground.’; ‘He levels mountains and he raises plains.’;

Gradenoun

a mark indicating the quality of a student's work

‘I got good grades last semester’;

Levelverb

To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.

‘Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall, leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.’;

Gradenoun

(with specifying ordinal number) those pupils in a school or school system who are grouped by age or ability for teaching at a particular level for a year

‘she teaches first grade’;

Levelverb

Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.; as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.

Gradenoun

an examination, especially in music

‘I took grade five and got a distinction’;

Levelverb

To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level remarks to the capacity of children.

‘For all his mind on honor fixed is,To which he levels all his purposes.’;

Gradenoun

a gradient or slope

‘just over the crest of a long seven per cent grade’;

Levelverb

To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit.

‘With such accommodation and besortAs levels with her breeding.’;

Gradenoun

a variety of cattle produced by crossing with a superior breed

‘grade stock’;

Levelverb

To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object; as, he leveled a gun at the bandit and fired.

‘The foeman may with as great aim level at the edge of a penknife.’; ‘The glory of God and the good of his church . . . ought to be the mark whereat we also level.’; ‘She leveled at our purposes.’;

Gradeverb

arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort

‘the timber is graded according to its thickness’;

Levelnoun

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality;

‘a moderate degree of intelligence’; ‘a high level of care is required’; ‘it is all a matter of degree’;

Gradeverb

give a mark to (a student or a piece of work).

Levelnoun

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;

‘lumber of the highest grade’;

Gradeverb

pass gradually from one level, especially a shade of colour, into another

‘the sky graded from blue at the top of the shot to white on the horizon’;

Levelnoun

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?’;

Gradeverb

reduce (a road) to an easy gradient.

Levelnoun

height above ground;

‘the water reached ankle level’; ‘the pictures were at the same level’;

Gradeverb

cross (livestock) with a superior breed.

Levelnoun

indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

Levelnoun

a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line;

‘park the car on the level’;

Levelnoun

structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;

‘what level is the office on?’;

Levelnoun

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’;

Levelverb

aim at;

‘level criticism or charges at somebody’;

Levelverb

tear down so as to make flat with the ground;

‘The building was levelled’;

Levelverb

make level or straight;

‘level the ground’;

Levelverb

direct into a position for use;

‘point a gun’; ‘He charged his weapon at me’;

Levelverb

talk frankly with; lay it on the line;

‘I have to level with you’;

Levelverb

become level or even;

‘The ground levelled off’;

Leveladjective

having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;

‘a flat desk’; ‘acres of level farmland’; ‘a plane surface’;

Leveladjective

not showing abrupt variations;

‘spoke in a level voice’; ‘she gave him a level look’;

Leveladjective

being on a precise horizontal plane;

‘a billiard table must be level’;

Leveladjective

oriented at right angles to the plumb;

‘the picture is level’;

Leveladjective

of the score in a contest;

‘the score is tied’;

Levelnoun

a horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point

‘the front garden is on a level with this floor’;

Levelnoun

a height or distance from the ground or another stated or understood base

‘storms caused river levels to rise’;

Levelnoun

a floor within a multistorey building.

Levelnoun

a position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality

‘debt rose to unprecedented levels’; ‘a high level of unemployment’;

Levelnoun

an intellectual, social, or moral standard

‘women do better at degree level’; ‘at six he could play chess at an advanced level’;

Levelnoun

a position in a hierarchy

‘a junior level of management’;

Levelnoun

(in a video game) each of a series of stages of increasing difficulty through which a player may progress, completing one stage in order to reach the next

‘I've now reached level 106 on Candy Crush Saga’;

Levelnoun

(especially in a role-playing game) each of a number of steps in the development of a character, who progressively acquires enhanced skills and abilities within the game as the player advances by completing tasks and earning points

‘you can easily take a character to level 20 in less than 15 hours and finish the campaign’;

Levelnoun

an instrument marked with a line parallel to the plane of the horizon for testing whether things are horizontal.

Levelnoun

an instrument for giving a horizontal line of sight.

Levelnoun

a flat tract of land

‘the Somerset Levels’;

Leveladjective

having a flat, horizontal surface

‘we had reached level ground’;

Leveladjective

(of a quantity of a dry substance) with the contents not rising above the brim of the measure

‘a level teaspoon of salt’;

Leveladjective

at the same height as someone or something else

‘his eyes were level with hers’;

Leveladjective

having the same relative position; not in front of or behind

‘the car backed rapidly until it was level with me’;

Leveladjective

having the same position or score in a contest

‘the two teams finished level on points’;

Leveladjective

not having risen or fallen; unchanged

‘earnings were level at 17.5p a share’;

Leveladjective

calm and steady

‘the cold, level gaze he had given her’;

Levelverb

give a flat and even surface to

‘contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station’;

Levelverb

demolish (a building or town)

‘bulldozers are now waiting to level their home’;

Levelverb

begin to fly horizontally after climbing or diving

‘he quickly levelled off at 1500 ft’;

Levelverb

(of a path, road, or incline) cease to slope

‘the track levelled out and there below us was the bay’;

Levelverb

remain at a steady level after falling or rising

‘inflation has levelled out at an acceptable rate’;

Levelverb

make (something, especially a score in sport) equal or similar

‘Woods sliced the ball into the net to level the score’; ‘Ardsley deservedly levelled with two minutes remaining’;

Levelverb

increase or reduce something in order to remove a disparity.

Levelverb

aim (a weapon)

‘he levelled a pistol at us’;

Levelverb

direct (a criticism or accusation)

‘accusations of corruption had been levelled against him’;

Levelverb

be frank or honest with (someone)

‘when are you going to level with me?’;

Levelverb

ascertain differences in the height of (land).