level

1. A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (synset 105101152)
   "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
   tells us about:

   • high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   • low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   • mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
   • intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
   is a type of: property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
   subtypes:

   • caliber, calibre, quality - a degree or grade of excellence or worth
   • intensity, intensiveness - high level or degree; the property of being intense
   • grind - the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
   • depth - degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
   • highness - a high degree (of amount or force etc.)
   • high - a lofty level or position or degree
   • low - a low level or position or degree
   • lowness - a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
   • extreme - the furthest or highest degree of something
   • amplitude level - the level on a scale of amplitude
   • moderateness, moderation - quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
   • immoderateness, immoderation - the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
   • spf, sun protection factor - the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
   same as: degree, grade
2. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group (synset 114451564)
   "lumber of the highest grade"
   is a type of: rank - relative status
   subtypes:

   • biosafety level - the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities
   • a level - the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)
   • gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level - the basic level of a subject taken in school
   • college level - the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained
   same as: grade, tier
3. A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (synset 113962925)
   "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
   is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
   subtypes:

   • ladder - ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
   • acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   • extent - the point or degree to which something extends
   • end point, resultant - the final point in a process
   • living standards, standard of life, standard of living - a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
   • plane - a level of existence or development
   • state of the art - the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time
   • ultimacy, ultimateness - the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance
   • quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
   • climax - the most severe stage of a disease
   same as: degree, point, stage
4. Height above ground (synset 105139167)
   "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
   is a type of: altitude, height - elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
5. Indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid (synset 103664184)
   is a type of: indicator - a device for showing the operating condition of some system
   subtypes: mason's level - a level longer than a carpenter's level
   is a part of:

   • carpenter's level - a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it
   • surveyor's level - surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land
   same as: spirit level
6. A flat surface at right angles to a plumb line (synset 103541528)
   "park the car on the level"
   is a type of: surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
   subtypes:

   • floor, flooring - the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
   • paved surface - a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
   • platform - a raised horizontal surface
   same as: horizontal surface
7. An abstract place usually conceived as having depth (synset 106257026)
   "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
   is a type of: place - an abstract mental location
   same as: layer, stratum
8. A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (synset 103370837)
   "what level is the office on?"
   is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
   subtypes:

   • basement, cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
   • first floor, ground floor, ground level - the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
   • attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
   • loft - floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
   • entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor - intermediate floor just above the ground floor
   is a part of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   same as: floor, storey, story

1. Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another (synset 300913184)
   "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
   similar to: even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
   same as: flat, plane
2. Not showing abrupt variations (synset 302310218)
   "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"
   similar to: steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
   same as: unwavering
3. Being on a precise horizontal plane (synset 301235977)
   "a billiard table must be level"
   similar to: horizontal - parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
4. Oriented at right angles to the plumb (synset 300914205)
   "the picture is level"
   similar to: even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
5. Of the score in a contest (synset 300895536)
   "the score is tied"
   similar to: equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
   same as: even, tied

1. Aim at (synset 201155362)
   "level criticism or charges at somebody"
   is a type of: aim, direct, take, take aim, train - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
2. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground (synset 201665698)
   "The building was levelled"
   is a type of: destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
   subtypes: bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
   same as: dismantle, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down
3. Make level or straight (synset 201309802)
   "level the ground"
   is a type of: change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
   subtypes:

   • grade - level to the right gradient
   • strickle, strike - smooth with a strickle
   • strickle - level off with a strickle in a measuring container
   same as: even, even out, flush
4. Direct into a position for use (synset 201154680)
   "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
   is a type of: aim, direct, take, take aim, train - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
   same as: charge, point
   verb group: point - be positionable in a specified manner
5. Talk frankly with;
   Lay it on the line (synset 200966269)
   "I have to level with you"
   is a type of: speak, talk - exchange thoughts; talk with
6. Become level or even (synset 200357303)
   "The ground levelled off"
   is a type of: change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
   same as: level off

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