class /klæs/
1. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
synset: class, category, family
2. a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
synset: class, form, grade, course
3. people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
synset: class, stratum, social_class, socio-economic_class
4. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
synset: course, course_of_study, course_of_instruction, class
5. a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
6. a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
7. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
synset: class
8. elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
synset: class
1. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
synset: classify, class, sort, assort, sort_out, separate
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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