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Level

ˈlɛvl

Level definitions
noun
level levels
  1. a horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point

    "the front garden is on a level with this floor"

    • a height or distance from the ground or another stated or understood base

      "storms caused river levels to rise"

    • a floor within a multistorey building
  2. a position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality

    "a high level of unemployment"

    • an intellectual, social, or moral standard

      "at six he could play chess at an advanced level"

    • a position in a hierarchy

      "a junior level of management"

  3. (in a video game) each of a series of stages of increasing difficulty through which a player may progress, completing one stage in order to reach the next

    "I've now reached level 106 on Candy Crush Saga"

    • (especially in a role-playing game) each of a number of steps in the development of a character, who progressively acquires enhanced skills and abilities within the game as the player advances by completing tasks and earning points

      "you can easily take a character to level 20 in less than 15 hours and finish the campaign"

  4. an instrument marked with a line parallel to the plane of the horizon for testing whether things are horizontal
    • an instrument for giving a horizontal line of sight
  5. a flat tract of land

    "the Somerset Levels"

adjective
level
  1. having a flat, horizontal surface

    "we had reached level ground"

    • (of a quantity of a dry substance) with the contents not rising above the brim of the measure

      "a level teaspoon of salt"

  2. at the same height as someone or something else

    "his eyes were level with hers"

    aligned on the same level as on a level at the same height as in line balanced
  3. having the same relative position; not in front of or behind

    "the car backed rapidly until it was level with me"

    aligned on the same level as on a level at the same height as in line balanced
    • having the same position or score in a contest

      "the two teams finished level on points"

    • not having risen or fallen; unchanged

      "earnings were level at 17.5p a share"

  4. calm and steady

    "the cold, level gaze he had given her"

verb
levels levelling levelled leveling leveled level
  1. give a flat and even surface to

    "contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station"

    make level level out level off make even even off even out make flat flatten smooth smooth out plane make uniform make regular regularize
    • demolish (a building or town)

      "bulldozers are now waiting to level their home"

  2. make (something, especially a score in sport) equal or similar

    "Woods sliced the ball into the net to level the score"

    make equal equal even even up make level
  3. aim (a weapon)

    "he levelled a pistol at us"

    • direct (a criticism or accusation)

      "accusations of corruption had been levelled against him"

  4. ascertain differences in the height of (land)