grade

a body of students who are taught together

• “early morning classes are always sleepy”

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• “lumber of the highest grade”

the gradient of a slope or road or other surface

• “the road had a steep grade”

one-hundredth of a right angle

a degree of ablaut

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student''s performance)

• “she made good marks in algebra”
• “grade A milk”
• “what was your score on your homework?”

the height of the ground on which something stands

• “the base of the tower was below grade”

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• “a moderate degree of intelligence”
• “a high level of care is required”
• “it is all a matter of degree”

a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

assign a rank or rating to

• “how would you rank these students?”
• “The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide”

level to the right gradient

assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation

• “grade tests”
• “score the SAT essays”
• “mark homework”

determine the grade of or assign a grade to