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gradable opposition |
gradate |
gradation |
gradational |
gradatory |
grade
| grade crossing
| grade insignia
| grade point
| grade point average
| grade school
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun grade has 9 senses
- grade(n = noun.group) class, course, form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" is a kind of assemblage, gathering
- grade(n = noun.state) level, tier - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" has particulars: biosafety level, a level, gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level, college level
- grade(n = noun.attribute) Array - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" is a kind of gradient, slope
- grade(n = noun.quantity) grad - one-hundredth of a right angle; Array is a kind of angular unit
- grade(n = noun.communication) gradation - a degree of ablaut; Array is a kind of ablaut
- grade(n = noun.cognition) mark, score - 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?" is a kind of evaluation, rating, valuation
- grade(n = noun.attribute) ground level - the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" is a kind of elevation
- grade(n = noun.attribute) degree, level - 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" has particulars: caliber, calibre, quality, intensity, intensiveness, grind, depth, highness, high, low, lowness, extreme, amplitude level, moderateness, moderation, immoderateness, immoderation, spf, sun protection factor
- grade(n = noun.animal) Array - a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed; Array is a kind of bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen
has particulars: master class, discussion section, section
is a kind of rank
Derived form verb grade1
has particulars: rise, rising slope, upgrade, downgrade
Derived forms verb grade2, adjective gradual2
is a part of right angle
has particulars: grade point, centile, percentile, decile, quartile
Derived forms verb grade4, verb grade1
Derived form verb grade2
is a kind of property
Verb grade has 4 senses
- grade(v = verb.cognition) order, place, range, rank, rate - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" is one way to evaluate, judge, pass judgment
- grade(v = verb.contact) Array - level to the right gradient; Array is one way to even, even out, flush, level
- grade(v = verb.cognition) mark, score - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" is one way to appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value
- grade(v = verb.cognition) Array - determine the grade of or assign a grade to; Array is one way to assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out
Derived forms noun gradation3, noun gradation1, noun grade6, noun grade2, noun grader1, noun grading1
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Derived forms noun grade3, noun grade7, noun grading2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun gradation3, noun grader1, noun grading3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun gradation3, noun gradation1, noun grade6, noun grading3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
grade, n. [F. grade, L. gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Cf. Congress, Degree, Gradus.].
- A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour. [1913 Webster]"They also appointed and removed, at their own pleasure,
teachers of every grade." [1913 Webster] - The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264. [1913 Webster]
- The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade. [1913 Webster]
grade, v. t.
- To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc. [1913 Webster]
- To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road. [1913 Webster]
- To cross with some better breed; to improve the blood of. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
grade, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a certain degree in rank, merit, proficiency, quality, etc. b a class of persons or things of the same grade.
2 a a mark indicating the quality of a student's work. b an examination, esp. in music.
3 US a class in school, concerned with a particular year's work and usu. numbered from the first upwards.
4 a a gradient or slope. b the rate of ascent or descent.
5 a a variety of cattle produced by crossing native stock with a superior breed. b a group of animals at a similar level of development.
6 Philol. a relative position in a series of forms involving ablaut.
--v.
1 tr. arrange in or allocate to grades; class, sort.
2 intr. (foll. by up, down, off, into, etc.) pass gradually between grades, or into a grade.
3 tr. give a grade to (a student).
4 tr. blend so as to affect the grade of colour with tints passing into each other.
5 tr. reduce (a road etc.) to easy gradients.
6 tr. (often foll. by up) cross (livestock) with a better breed.
--n.
1 a a certain degree in rank, merit, proficiency, quality, etc. b a class of persons or things of the same grade.
2 a a mark indicating the quality of a student's work. b an examination, esp. in music.
3 US a class in school, concerned with a particular year's work and usu. numbered from the first upwards.
4 a a gradient or slope. b the rate of ascent or descent.
5 a a variety of cattle produced by crossing native stock with a superior breed. b a group of animals at a similar level of development.
6 Philol. a relative position in a series of forms involving ablaut.
--v.
1 tr. arrange in or allocate to grades; class, sort.
2 intr. (foll. by up, down, off, into, etc.) pass gradually between grades, or into a grade.
3 tr. give a grade to (a student).
4 tr. blend so as to affect the grade of colour with tints passing into each other.
5 tr. reduce (a road etc.) to easy gradients.
6 tr. (often foll. by up) cross (livestock) with a better breed.
Idiom
at grade US on the same level. grade crossing US = level crossing. grade school US elementary school. make the grade colloq. succeed; reach the desired standard.
Etymology
F grade or L gradus step
THESAURUS
grade
acclivity, adjust, align, alphabetize, amount, analyze, arrange, array, ascend, ascent, assort, bank, bevel, bezel, blood, bolt, bracket, branch, break down, bulk, caliber, calibrate, calibrated, cant, careen, caste, catalog, categorize, category, chute, clan, class, classify, climb, codify, collate, compass, condition, cool off, correct, cut, cut it, dab, decline, declivity, decrease, degree, deploy, descend, descent, differentiate, digest, dip, dispose, divide, division, downgrade, drag, dress, drop, dub, easy slope, echelon, enlarge, equalize, estate, evaluate, even, extent, fall, fall away, fall off, fell, file, flatten, fleam, flush, form, gauge, gentle slope, glacis, go downhill, go uphill, gradate, gradation, gradational, gradient, gradual, graduate, graduated, grease, group, grouping, hack it, hanging gardens, harmonize, harrow, head, heading, height, helicline, hierarchic, hierarchize, hill, hillside, inclination, incline, inclined plane, increase, index, interval, keel, kin, label, launching ramp, lay, lay down, lay flat, lay level, lay low, lay out, league, lean, leaning, leap, level, line up, list, lubricate, make it, make the grade, mark, marshal, match, measure, measure up, methodize, mow, normalize, notch, nuance, oil, order, organize, pacify, pas, pass, peg, period, pigeonhole, pitch, place, plane, planish, plaster, plateau, point, position, predicament, progressive, proportion, qualify, quiet, race, rake, ramp, range, rank, rase, rate, rating, ratio, raze, reach, regular, regularize, regulate, remove, retreat, riddle, rise, roll, roll flat, round, routinize, rubric, rung, scalar, scale, scarp, scope, score, screen, section, separate, sept, set, set up, shade, shade off, shadow, shave, shelve, shelving beach, side, sidle, sieve, sift, situation, size, slant, slope, smooth, smooth down, smooth out, smoothen, sort, sort out, space, stage, stair, standard, standardize, standing, state, station, status, steamroll, steamroller, steep slope, step, stiff climb, stint, strain, stratum, structure, subdivide, subdivision, subgroup, suborder, subordinate, succeed, swag, sway, systematize, tabulate, talus, tier, tilt, tip, title, track, tranquilize, tread, type, upgrade, uprise, yearROGET THESAURUS
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Degree
N degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch, reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber, gradation, shade, tenor, compass, sphere, station, rank, standing, rate, way, sort, point, mark, stage, intensity, strength, comparative, gradual, shading off, within the bounds, by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto, however, howsoever, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop, a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little, in some degree, in some measure, to some extent, di grado in grado.Arrangement
VB reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.Term
N term, rank, station, stage, step, degree, scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch, stand, standing, footing, range.Learner
N learner, scholar, student, pupil, apprentice, prentice, journeyman, articled clerk, beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur, abecedarian, alphabetarian, alumnus, eleve, recruit, raw recruit, novice, neophyte, inceptor, catechumen, probationer, seminarian, chela, fellow-commoner, debutant, intern, resident, schoolboy, fresh, freshman, frosh, junior soph, junior, senior soph, senior, sophister, sophomore, questionist, undergraduate, graduate student, law student, medical student, pre-med, post-doctoral student, post-doc, matriculated student, part-time student, night student, auditor, class, grade, seminar, form, remove, pupilage, disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte, fellow-student, condisciple, school, in statu pupillari, in leading strings, practise makes perfect.
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