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level

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What does level mean?

adjective

  1. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
  2. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
  3. Unvaried in frequency.
More meanings (30)

adjective

  1. Unvaried in volume.
  2. Calm.
  3. In the same position or rank.
  4. Straightforward; direct; clear.
  5. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
  6. Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
  7. Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

noun

  1. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
  2. A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
  3. Degree or amount.
  4. Achievement or qualification.
  5. Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
  6. One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
  7. A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.
  8. A floor of a multi-storey building.
  9. An area of almost perfectly flat land.
  10. A school grade or year.
  11. One of the specific values which may be taken by a categorical variable.
  12. age (especially used by cosplayers and TikTok users

verb

  1. To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
  2. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
  3. To progress to the next level.
  4. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
  5. To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone) [with on or against or at].
  6. To make the score of a game equal.
  7. (figuratively) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
  8. To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
  9. To speak honestly and openly [with with ‘someone’] (see: level with).
  10. To replace (an irregular form) with a more common form; to remove irregularities or complexities, such as within a paradigm; to regularize.

proper noun

  1. A surname from French.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɛvəl/

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North--The low level of domestic industry and agriculture have made northern Yemen dependent on imports for virtually all of its essential needs.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
The steady level of good health gave them all that natural stimulus we used to call “animal spirits”--an odd contradiction in terms.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerlandProject Gutenberg ebook #32
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Thea sat looking toward the mantel, her eyes half closed, her chin level, her head set as if she were enduring something.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
Just beneath the lowest tier of seats was a series of barred cages on a level with the surface of the arena.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
When a disease has worked its way down to that level, it may fairly be said to be out of the system.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86