ALL meanings of classes
class
C c - noun classes a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living. 1
- noun classes a group of students meeting regularly to study a subject under the guidance of a teacher: The class had arrived on time for the lecture. 1
- noun classes the period during which a group of students meets for instruction. 1
- noun classes a meeting of a group of students for instruction. 1
- noun classes a classroom. 1
- noun classes a number of pupils in a school, or of students in a college, pursuing the same studies, ranked together, or graduated in the same year: She graduated from Ohio State, class of '72. 1
- noun classes a social stratum sharing basic economic, political, or cultural characteristics, and having the same social position: Artisans form a distinct class in some societies. 1
- noun classes the system of dividing society; caste. 1
- noun classes social rank, especially high rank. 1
- noun classes the members of a given group in society, regarded as a single entity. 1
- noun classes any division of persons or things according to rank or grade: Hotels were listed by class, with the most luxurious ones listed first. 1
- noun classes excellence; exceptional merit: She's a good performer, but she lacks class. 1
- noun classes Hinduism. any of the four social divisions, the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Shudra, of Hindu society; varna. Compare caste (def 2). 1
- noun classes Informal. elegance, grace, or dignity, as in dress and behavior: He may be a slob, but his brother has real class. 1
- noun classes any of several grades of accommodations available on ships, airplanes, and the like: We bought tickets for first class. 1
- noun classes Informal. the best or among the best of its kind: This new plane is the class of the wide-bodied airliners. 1
- noun classes Biology. the usual major subdivision of a phylum or division in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of several orders. 1
- noun classes British University. any of three groups into which candidates for honors degrees are divided according to merit on the basis of final examinations. 1
- noun classes drafted or conscripted soldiers, or persons available for draft or conscription, all of whom were born in the same year. 1
- noun classes Grammar. form class. 1
- noun classes Ecclesiastical. classis. 1
- noun classes (in early Methodism) one of several small companies, each composed of about 12 members under a leader, into which each society or congregation was divided. 1
- noun classes Statistics. a group of measurements that fall within a specified interval. 1
- noun classes Mathematics. a set; a collection. 1
- noun classes the classes, the higher ranks of society, as distinguished from the masses. 1
- adjective classes Informal. of high quality, integrity, status, or style: class players on a mediocre team. 1
- verb with object classes to place or arrange in a class; classify: to class justice with wisdom. 1
- verb without object classes to take or have a place in a particular class: those who class as believers. 1
- noun plural classes the organization of pastors and elders that governs a group of local churches; a presbytery. 1
- noun plural classes the group of churches governed by such an organization. 1
- noun classes Plural form of class. 1
- verb classes third-person singular simple present indicative form of class. 0
- noun classes plural of class. 0
- noun classes plural of classis. 0