Dictionary definition · level
noun
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality"a moderate grade of intelligence"
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group"lumber of the highest grade"
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process"a remarkable degree of frankness"
- height above ground"the water reached ankle level"
verb
- aim at"level criticism or charges at somebody"
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground"The building was levelled"
- make level or straight"level the ground"
- direct into a position for use"point a gun"
adjective
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another"a flat desk"
- not showing abrupt variations"spoke in a level voice"
- being on a precise horizontal plane"a billiard table must be level"
- oriented at right angles to the plumb"the picture is level"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).