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   level

   /ˈlɛvl/

   noun

   • 1. a horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point: "the front garden is on a level with this floor"
   • ▪ a height or distance from the ground or another stated or understood base: "storms caused river levels to rise" Similar heighthighnessaltitudeelevationdistance upward
   • ▪ a floor within a multistorey building. Similar floorstoreytierdeck
   • 2. a position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality: "a high level of unemployment" Similar quantityamountextentmeasuredegreevolumesizemagnitudeintensitypitchstrengthproportion
   • ▪ an intellectual, social, or moral standard: "at six he could play chess at an advanced level"
   • ▪ a position in a hierarchy: "a junior level of management" Similar rankstandingstatuspositionechelonstationdegreegradegradationstagestandardrungpointmarkstepclassstratumgroupgroupingsetclassificationlevel of achievementdegree of competence
   • 3. (in a video game) each of a series of stages of increasing difficulty through which a player may progress, completing one stage in order to reach the next: "I've now reached level 106 on Candy Crush Saga"
   • ▪ (especially in a role-playing game) each of a number of steps in the development of a character, who progressively acquires enhanced skills and abilities within the game as the player advances by completing tasks and earning points: "you can easily take a character to level 20 in less than 15 hours and finish the campaign"
   • 4. an instrument marked with a line parallel to the plane of the horizon for testing whether things are horizontal.
   • ▪ an instrument for giving a horizontal line of sight.
   • 5. a flat tract of land: "the Somerset Levels"

   adjective

   • 1. having a flat, horizontal surface: "we had reached level ground" Similar flatsmoothevenuniformplaneflushplumbregulartrue(as) flat as a pancakeperfectly horizontalperfectly verticalOpposite unevenbumpy
   • ▪ (of a quantity of a dry substance) with the contents not rising above the brim of the measure: "a level teaspoon of salt"
   • 2. at the same height as someone or something else: "his eyes were level with hers" Similar alignedon the same level ason a levelat the same height asin linebalancedabreastside by sideOpposite abovebelowuneven
   • 3. having the same relative position; not in front of or behind: "the car backed rapidly until it was level with me" Similar alignedon the same level ason a levelat the same height asin linebalancedabreastside by sideOpposite abovebelowuneven
   • ▪ having the same position or score in a contest: British "the two teams finished level on points" Similar equalevendrawntiedbalancedall squareon a levelin a position of equalityclose togetherneck and necknip and tuckside by sideon a parevenly matchedwith nothing to choose between theminformal:even-steven(s)level peggingOpposite unequaluneven
   • ▪ not having risen or fallen; unchanged: "earnings were level at 17.5p a share"
   • 4. calm and steady: "the cold, level gaze he had given her" Similar unchangingsteadyunvaryingstableevenuniformregularconsistentconstantinvariableunalterableunalteringunfluctuatingcalmunemotionalcomposedequableunruffledserenetranquilOpposite unsteadyshaky

   verb

   • 1. give a flat and even surface to: "contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station" Similar make levellevel outlevel offmake eveneven offeven outmake flatflattensmoothsmooth outplanemake uniformmake regularregularizepolishface
   • ▪ demolish (a building or town): "bulldozers are now waiting to level their home" Similar razeraze to the grounddemolishflattenguttopplelay wastedestroywipe outblow upblow to bitsbombtear downknock downpull downbring downbulldozefelldismantlebreak upwreckpulverizeobliterateOpposite raisebuild
   • 2. make (something, especially a score in sport) equal or similar: British "Woods sliced the ball into the net to level the score" Similar make equalequaleveneven upmake levelequalize
   • 3. aim (a weapon): "he levelled a pistol at us" Similar aimpointdirecttrainsightfocusturnbeamzero in ondraw a bead ontake aim
   • ▪ direct (a criticism or accusation): "accusations of corruption had been levelled against him"
   • 4. ascertain differences in the height of (land).

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting an instrument to determine whether a surface is horizontal): from Old French livel, based on Latin libella, diminutive of libra ‘scales, balance’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. levelness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   noun. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. synonyms: degree, point, stage. see more. noun. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. “a high level of care is required”. synonyms: degree, grade. see more.

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