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1) adjective, on a horizontal plane
2) adjective, having a surface of completely equal height
3) adjective, being of the same height as something else
4) adjective, (of quantities to be measured, as in recipes) even with the top of the cup, spoon, etc
5) adjective, equal to or even with (something or someone else)
6) adjective, not having or showing inconsistency or irregularities
7) adjective, Also: level-headed even-tempered; steady
8) verb, to make (a surface) horizontal, level, or even
9) verb, to make (two or more people or things) equal, as in position or status
10) verb, to raze to the ground
11) verb, to knock (a person) down by or as if by a blow
12) verb, to direct (a gaze, criticism, etc) emphatically at someone
13) verb, to be straightforward and frank
14) verb, to manoeuvre an aircraft into a horizontal flight path after a dive, climb, or glide
15) verb, to aim (a weapon) horizontally
16) verb, surveying to determine the elevation of a section of (land), sighting through a levelling instrument to a staff at successive pairs or points
17) noun, a horizontal datum line or plane
18) noun, a device, such as a spirit level, for determining whether a surface is horizontal
19) noun, a surveying instrument consisting basically of a telescope with a spirit level attached, used for measuring relative heights of land. See Abney level, dumpy level
20) noun, a reading of the difference in elevation of two points taken with such an instrument
21) noun, position or status in a scale of values
22) noun, amount or degree of progress; stage
23) noun, a specified vertical position; altitude
24) noun, a horizontal line or plane with respect to which measurement of elevation is based
25) noun, a flat even surface or area of land
26) noun, a horizontal passage or drift in a mine
27) noun, any of the successive layers of material that have been deposited with the passage of time to build up and raise the height of the land surface
28) noun, physics the ratio of the magnitude of a physical quantity to an arbitrary magnitude
29) noun, do one's level best to make every possible effort; try one's utmost
30) noun, find one's level to find one's most suitable place socially, professionally, etc
31) noun, on a level on the same horizontal plane as another
32) noun, on the level sincere, honest, or genuine

Etymology

C14: from Old French livel, from Vulgar Latin lībellum (unattested), from Latin lībella, diminutive of lībra scales

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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