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ALL meanings of level

lev·el
L l
  • adjective level even, flat 1
  • adjective level horizontal 1
  • adjective level at the same altitude 1
  • noun level Having a flat and even surface without slopes or bumps. 1
  • noun level stage, degree 1
  • noun level rank, order 1
  • transitive verb level make even, flat 1
  • adjective level equal, tied 1
  • adjective level sport: with no clear leader 1
  • adjective level spoonful: flat, not heaped 1
  • adverb level on an even plane 1
  • noun level measure of quantity, degree 1
  • noun level measurement of bodily fluid 1
  • noun level tool: spirit level 1
  • noun level floor or storey of building 1
  • noun level flat surface 1
  • noun level flat land 1
  • noun level equality 1
  • noun level height 1
  • noun level aircraft: altitude 1
  • intransitive verb level aim: a weapon 1
  • transitive verb level position on the same level 1
  • transitive verb level aim: a gun, etc. 1
  • transitive verb level direct: a criticism, an accusation 1
  • transitive verb level remove, destroy 1
  • transitive verb level person: knock down 1
  • adjective level having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface. 1
  • adjective level being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal. 1
  • adjective level equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another. 1
  • adjective level even, equable, or uniform. 1
  • adjective level filled to a height even with the rim of a container: a level teaspoon of salt. 1
  • adjective level mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational: to keep a level head in a crisis. 1
  • noun level a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface. 1
  • noun level Surveying. Also called surveyor's level. an instrument for observing levels, having a sighting device, usually telescopic, and capable of being made precisely horizontal. an observation made with this instrument. spirit level. 1
  • noun level an imaginary line or surface everywhere at right angles to the plumb line. 1
  • noun level the horizontal line or plane in which anything is situated, with regard to its elevation. 1
  • noun level a horizontal position or condition. 1
  • noun level an extent of land approximately horizontal and unbroken by irregularities. 1
  • noun level a level or flat surface. 1
  • noun level a position with respect to a given or specified height: The water rose to a level of 30 feet. 1
  • noun level a position or plane in a graded scale of values; status; rank: His acting was on the level of an amateur. They associated only with those on their own economic level. 1
  • noun level an extent, measure, or degree of intensity, achievement, etc.: a high level of sound; an average level of writing skill. 1
  • noun level Linguistics. a major subdivision of linguistic structure, as phonology, morphology, or syntax, often viewed as hierarchically ordered. Compare component (def 6a), stratum (def 8). 1
  • noun level Mining. the interconnected horizontal mine workings at a particular elevation or depth: There had been a cave-in on the 1500-foot level. 1
  • verb with object level to make (a surface) level, even, or flat: to level ground before building. 1
  • verb with object level to raise or lower to a particular level or position; to make horizontal. 1
  • verb with object level to bring (something) to the level of the ground: They leveled the trees to make way for the new highway. 1
  • verb with object level Informal. to knock down (a person): He leveled his opponent with one blow. 1
  • verb with object level to make equal, as in status or condition. 1
  • verb with object level to make even or uniform, as coloring. 1
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