Lexic.us

Definition of Level

1. Noun. A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. "It is all a matter of degree"

2. Verb. Aim at. "Level criticism or charges at somebody"

3. Adjective. Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another. "Skirts sewn with fine flat seams"

4. Verb. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. "The building was levelled"

5. Noun. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group. "Lumber of the highest grade"

6. Adjective. Not showing abrupt variations. "She gave him a level look"

7. Verb. Make level or straight. "Level the ground"

8. Noun. A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. "At what stage are the social sciences?"

9. Adjective. Being on a precise horizontal plane. "A billiard table must be level"

10. Verb. Direct into a position for use. "He charged his weapon at me"

11. Noun. Height above ground. "The pictures were at the same level"

12. Adjective. Oriented at right angles to the plumb. "The picture is level"

13. Verb. Talk frankly with; lay it on the line. "I have to level with you"

14. Adjective. Of the score in a contest. "The score is tied"

15. Noun. Indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid.

16. Verb. Become level or even. "The ground levelled off"

17. Noun. A flat surface at right angles to a plumb line. "Park the car on the level"

18. Noun. An abstract place usually conceived as having depth. "The mind functions on many strata simultaneously"

19. Noun. A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. "What level is the office on?"

Definition of Level

1. n. 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.

2. a. 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.

3. v. t. 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.

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

Definition of Level

1. Adjective. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. ¹

2. Adjective. At the same height as some reference; constructed as ''level with''. ¹

3. Adjective. Unvaried in frequency. ¹

4. Adjective. Calm. ¹

5. Adjective. in the same position as some thing, for example in a race or in a competition ¹

6. Noun. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. ¹

7. Noun. A distance relative to a given reference elevation. ¹

8. Noun. Degree or amount. ¹

9. Noun. In an Internet post, an indication of the number of previous replies at which a portion of text was written. ¹

10. Noun. (context: gaming) One of several discrete segments of a game generally increasing in difficulty. Often numbered. Often, each level occupies different physical space (levels don't require any direct physical relationship to each other, e.g. vertically stacked, horizontally chained, etc). ¹

11. Noun. (context: gaming) A periodic progression of integer values that quantify a character's experience and power. ¹

12. Noun. A floor of a multi-storey building. ¹

13. Noun. (British) an area of almost perfectly flat land. ¹

14. Verb. To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground of possible. ¹

15. Verb. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze. ¹

16. Verb. (context: gaming) To progress to the next level. ¹

17. Verb. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc). ¹

18. Verb. (sports games) To make the score of a game equal. ¹

19. Verb. (nonstandard rare) To levy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Level

1. to make even [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS] - See also: even

Lexicographical Neighbors of Level

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leveed leveeing levees leveful level (current term) level(p) level-coil level-headed level-headedness level-triggered

level best level cap level caps level crossing level headed level junction level of aspiration level off level pegging

Literary usage of Level

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lancet (1898)
"Thus the centres of the lowest level are much more strongly organised than those of the highest level are. It is тегу important to bear this in mind. ..."

2. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1897)
"1150 feet level was driven 123 feet across the line of the lode by a former company without ... 10O0 feet level.—This was driven 137 feet on the course ..."

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