n. height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"

n. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

n. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

n. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"

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

n. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

n. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

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

n. 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"

n. 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?"

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

n. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

n. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

v. aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"

v. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

v. connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

v. become level or even; "The ground levelled off"

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

v. use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"

v. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

v. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

v. place or put on the ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

v. hit or reach the ground

v. bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

adj. oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"

adj. being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"

adj. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"

adj. 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"

n. distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"

n. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

n. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

n. a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"

n. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"

n. one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"

n. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

n. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"

n. extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

n. one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

n. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

n. magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

n. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

n. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

n. a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

n. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

n. social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. a state of equilibrium

n. 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?"

n. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

n. the central part of the earth

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

n. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

n. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

n. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

n. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

n. any spherically shaped artifact

n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

v. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

v. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

v. position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"

v. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

v. land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

v. land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

v. leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

v. become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"

v. press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

v. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

v. aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"

v. position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"

v. cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"

v. travel on the surface of water

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

v. make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

v. come to the surface

v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

v. smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"

v. devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

v. cause to fall or collapse

v. cause to topple or tumble by pushing

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

adj. corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

adj. in a straight line; "pearly teeth evenly aligned"

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

adj. 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"

adj. of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"

adj. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

adj. having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"

adj. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

adj. in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross

adj. horizontally level; "a flat roof"

adj. applied to a fish depicted horizontally

adj. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

adj. having a small piece broken off: "a chipped tooth"

adj. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

adj. having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

adj. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"

adj. used of a break in esp. bone: "a broken neck"; "fractured skull"

adj. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"

adj. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

adj. of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"

adj. oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"

adj. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

adj. having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"

adj. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

n. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

n. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

n. structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

adj. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"

adj. having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"

adj. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"