Level - Definition

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" [syn: flat, level, plane]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she
gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: level,
unwavering]
3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must
be level"
4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn:
tied(p), even, level(p)]
n 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" [syn: degree,
grade, level]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
"lumber of the highest grade" [syn: 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?" [syn: degree,
level, stage, point]
4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the
pictures were at the same level"
5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is
centered in a tube of liquid [syn: level, spirit level]
6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car
on the level" [syn: 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" [syn: 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?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle,
tear down, take down, pull down] [ant: erect, put
up, raise, rear, set up]
3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush,
level, even out, even]
4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
his weapon at me" [syn: charge, level, point]
5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with
you"
6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn:
level, level off]