level

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

leveler

Superlative

levelest

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

levels

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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

   • This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?

2. 2.Unvaried in frequency.

   • His pulse has been level for 12 hours.

3. 3.Unvaried in volume.

   • His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.

4. 4.At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.

   • We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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

   • By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.

2. 2.Degree or amount.

   • We've reached a new level of success.
   • The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.

3. 3.Achievement or qualification.

   • She achieved a high level of distinction.

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

   • Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.

Overall

Very common· #354

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Very common

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• flat
• plane