lev·el  /ˈlɛvəl/

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"

synset: degree, grade, level

2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

synset: grade, level, 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?"

synset: degree, level, stage, point

4. height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"

synset: level

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

synset: level, spirit_level

6. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"

synset: horizontal_surface, level

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"

synset: level, layer, stratum

8. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

synset: floor, level, storey, story

verb

1. aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"

synset: level

2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

synset: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear_down, take_down, pull_down

antonym: raise, erect, rear, set_up, put_up

3. make level or straight; "level the ground"

synset: flush, level, even_out, even

4. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

synset: charge, level, point

5. talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"

synset: level

6. become level or even; "The ground levelled off"

synset: level, level_off

adj

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"

synset: flat, level, plane

2. not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss

synset: level, unwavering

3. being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"

synset: level

4. oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"

synset: level

5. of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"

synset: tied, even, level

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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