Level vs. Stage

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

A raised and level floor or platform.

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

A raised platform on which theatrical performances are presented.

(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

An area in which actors perform.

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

The acting profession, or the world of theater. Used with the

a flat tract of land

The scene of an event or of a series of events.

having a flat, horizontal surface

A platform on a microscope that supports a slide for viewing.

at the same height as someone or something else

A scaffold for workers.

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

A resting place on a journey, especially one providing overnight accommodations.

calm and steady

The distance between stopping places on a journey; a leg

give a flat and even surface to

A stagecoach.

begin to fly horizontally after climbing or diving

A level or story of a building.

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

The height of the surface of a river or other fluctuating body of water above a set point

aim (a weapon)

A level, degree, or period of time in the course of a process

be frank or honest with (someone)

A point in the course of an action or series of events

ascertain differences in the height of (land).

One of two or more successive propulsion units of a rocket vehicle that fires after the preceding one has been jettisoned.

Relative position or rank on a scale

(Geology) A subdivision in the classification of stratified rocks, ranking just below a series and representing rock formed during a chronological age.

A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration

(Electronics) An element or a group of elements in a complex arrangement of parts, especially a single tube or transistor and its accessory components in an amplifier.

A natural or proper position, place, or stage

To exhibit or present to an audience

Position along a vertical axis; height or depth

To prepare (a house) for sale by altering its appearance.

A horizontal line or plane at right angles to the plumb.

To produce or direct (a theatrical performance)

The position or height of such a line or plane.

To arrange the subjects of (a movie, for example) in front of a camera to achieve a desired effect

A flat, horizontal surface.

To arrange and carry out

A land area of uniform elevation.

(Medicine) To determine the extent or progression of (a cancer, for example).

An instrument for ascertaining whether a surface is horizontal, vertical, or at a 45° angle, consisting essentially of an encased, liquid-filled tube containing an air bubble that moves to a center window when the instrument is set on an even plane. Also called spirit level.

To be adaptable to or suitable for theatrical presentation

Such a device combined with a telescope and used in surveying.

To stop at a designated place in the course of a journey

A computation of the difference in elevation between two points by using such a device.

A phase.

Having a flat, smooth surface

(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.

Being on a horizontal plane

(theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.

Being at the same height or position as another; even.

A floor or storey of a house.

Being at the same degree of rank, standing, or advantage as another; equal.

A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.

Being or relating to a specified rank or standing. Often used in combination

A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.

Exhibiting no abrupt variations; steady

A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers.

Rational and balanced; sensible

(dated) A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.

Filled evenly to the top

(dated) A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road.

To make horizontal, flat, or even

(electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.

To place on the same rank; equalize.

The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.

To tear down (a building, for example); raze.

(video games) A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.

To knock down, as with a blow; lay low

A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.

To aim along a horizontal plane

(geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.

To direct emphatically or forcefully toward someone

An internship.

To measure the different elevations of (a tract of land) with a level.

(transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.

To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.

To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.

To aim a weapon horizontally.

(transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.

(Informal) To be frank and open

(transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.

Along a flat or even line or plane.

To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to

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

(astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.

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

A floor or story of a house.

Unvaried in frequency.

An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like.

Unvaried in volume.

A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like; a scaffold; a staging.

Calm.

A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.

In the same position or rank.

The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited.

Straightforward; direct; clear.

A place where anything is publicly exhibited; the scene of any noted action or career; the spot where any remarkable affair occurs; as, politicians must live their lives on the public stage.

Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.

The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope.

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

A place of rest on a regularly traveled road; a stage house; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.

(physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road; as, a stage of ten miles.

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

A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result.

A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

A large vehicle running from station to station for the accommodation of the public; a stagecoach; an omnibus.

Degree or amount.

One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants; as, the larval stage; pupa stage; zœa stage.

Achievement or qualification.

To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage; to display publicly.

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

any distinct time period in a sequence of events;

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

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;

A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.

a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience;

A floor of a multi-storey building.

the theater as a profession (usually `the stage');

(British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.

any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something;

A school grade or year.

a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns;

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

a section or portion of a journey or course;

To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

To progress to the next level.

perform (a play), especially on a stage;

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

plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

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

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

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

To adjust or adapt to a certain level.

To speak honestly and openly with.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Straightforward; direct; clear; open.

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

Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;

height above ground;

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

a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line;

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

an abstract place usually conceived as having depth;

aim at;

tear down so as to make flat with the ground;

make level or straight;

direct into a position for use;

talk frankly with; lay it on the line;

become level or even;

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

not showing abrupt variations;

being on a precise horizontal plane;

oriented at right angles to the plumb;

of the score in a contest;