level

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 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”
• “at what stage are the social sciences?”

height above ground

• “the water reached ankle level”
• “the pictures were at the same level”

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

a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

• “park the car on the level”

structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building

• “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”

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”
• “He charged his weapon at me”

talk frankly with; lay it on the line

• “I have to level with you”

become level or even

• “The ground levelled off”

having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another

• “a flat desk”
• “acres of level farmland”
• “a plane surface”

not showing abrupt variations

• “spoke in a level voice”
• “she gave him a level look” Louis Auchincloss

being on a precise horizontal plane

• “a billiard table must be level”

oriented at right angles to the plumb

• “the picture is level”

of the score in a contest

• “the score is tied”