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1. | [ noun ] (education) a body of students who are taught together | |
Synonyms: | class form | |
Examples: | "early morning classes are always sleepy" |
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Related terms: | gathering English_class sixth_form first_grade physics_class Sunday_school_class chemistry_class master_class biology_class | |
2. | [ noun ] (education) a relative position or degree of value in a graded group | |
Synonyms: | level tier | |
Examples: | : "lumber of the highest grade" |
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Related terms: | rank college_level biosafety_level A_level O_level rate | |
3. | [ noun ] the gradient of a slope or road or other surface | |
Examples: | : "the road had a steep grade" |
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Related terms: | gradient upgrade downgrade | |
4. | [ verb ] assign a rank or rating to | |
Synonyms: | rate place rank order range | |
Examples: | "how would you rank these students?" "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" |
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Related terms: | judge downgrade upgrade subordinate reorder sequence shortlist superordinate prioritize seed order rank order place gradation grader gradation | |
5. | [ verb ] determine the grade of or assign a grade to | |
Related terms: | classify mark grading | |
6. | [ verb ] level to the right gradient | |
Related terms: | level aggrade | |
7. | [ noun ] (education) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | |
Synonyms: | score mark | |
Examples: | "she made good marks in algebra" "grade A milk" "what was your score on your homework?" |
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Related terms: | evaluation quartile centile grade_point decile rate | |
8. | [ verb ] assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | |
Synonyms: | score mark | |
Examples: | "grade tests" "score the SAT essays" "mark homework" |
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Related terms: | measure grading grader gradation | |
9. | [ noun ] one-hundredth of a right angle | |
Synonyms: | grad | |
Related terms: | angular_unit quadrant | |
10. | [ noun ] (zoology) a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed | |
Related terms: | cattle | |
11. | [ adjective ] (of domestic animals) improved by selective breeding | |
Related terms: | improved | |
12. | [ adjective ] at surface level | |
Synonyms: | ground-level | |
Examples: | "a grade crossing" |
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Related terms: | surface | |
13. | [ noun ] the height of the ground on which something stands | |
Synonyms: | ground_level | |
Examples: | : "the base of the tower was below grade" |
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Related terms: | elevation | |
14. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a degree of ablaut | |
Synonyms: | gradation | |
Related terms: | ablaut | |
15. | [ noun ] a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality | |
Synonyms: | level degree | |
Examples: | : "a moderate degree of intelligence" "a high level of care is required" "it is all a matter of degree" |
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Related terms: | magnitude quality intensity depth extreme high moderation low amplitude_level immoderation high low intense mild | |
Similar spelling: |
grad Grode grid Grote Groat Greta greet greed great grate Grady Grado Gretta greedy grayed Graddy Grothe |