level
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈlɛvəl/]
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1. level (adj) — sense 1
Definition: The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
Example: This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?
2. level (adj) — sense 2
Definition: At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
Example: We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.
3. level (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Unvaried in frequency.
Example: His pulse has been level for 12 hours.
4. level (noun) — sense 4
Definition: A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
Example: Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.
5. level (noun) — sense 5
Definition: A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
Example: By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.
6. level (noun) — sense 6
Definition: Degree or amount.
Example: The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.
7. level (verb) — sense 7
Definition: To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
Example: You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.
8. level (verb) — sense 8
Definition: To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
Example: The hurricane leveled the forest.
9. level (verb) — sense 9
Definition: To progress to the next level.
Example: I levelled after defeating the dragon.
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