level

Adjective

• of the score in a contest
  • the score is tied
    

• oriented at right angles to the plumb
  • the picture is level
    

• being on a precise horizontal plane
  • a billiard table must be level
    

• not showing abrupt variations
  • spoke in a level voice
    
  • she gave him a level look- Louis Auchincloss
    

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
  • a flat desk
    
  • acres of level farmland
    
  • a plane surface
    
  • skirts sewn with fine flat seams
    

Noun

• a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
  • what level is the office on?
    

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
  • a good actor communicates on several levels
    
  • a simile has at least two layers of meaning
    
  • the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
    

• a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
  • park the car on the level
    

• indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

• height above ground
  • the water reached ankle level
    
  • the pictures were at the same level
    

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  • a remarkable degree of frankness
    
  • at what stage are the social sciences?
    

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  • lumber of the highest grade
    

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  • a moderate grade of intelligence
    
  • a high level of care is required
    
  • it is all a matter of degree
    

Verb

• become level or even
  • The ground levelled off
    

• talk frankly with; lay it on the line
  • I have to level with you
    

• direct into a position for use
  • point a gun
    
  • He charged his weapon at me
    

• make level or straight
  • level the ground
    

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  • The building was levelled
    

• aim at
  • level criticism or charges at somebody
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tied(p) , even , level(p) , unwavering , flat , plane , floor , storey , story , layer , stratum , horizontal surface , spirit level , degree , stage , point , grade , tier , level off , charge , flush , even out , raze , rase , dismantle , tear down , take down , pull down
• Antonyms: 
  raise , erect , rear , set up , put up