1. a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
2. the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"
3. 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"
4. the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"
5. 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?"
6. a degree of ablaut
7. a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
8. one-hundredth of a right angle
9. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
10. determine the grade of or assign a grade to
11. assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
12. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
13. level to the right gradient

Similar Words: degree, level, ground level, mark, score, gradation, class, form, grad, tier, rate, rank, range, order, place

 

Hyponyms: upgrade, rise, rising slope, downgrade, quality, caliber, calibre, intensity, intensiveness, depth, high, low, extreme, amplitude level, moderation, moderateness, immoderation, immoderateness, grade point, percentile, centile, decile, quartile, sixth form, biology class, chemistry class, English class, first grade, master class, physics class, Sunday school class, biosafety level, A level, O level, college level, superordinate, shortlist, seed, reorder, subordinate, prioritize, prioritise, sequence, aggrade

 

Attributes: high, low, mild, intense

 

Part Meronyms: quadrant, right angle

 

Derivational Morphology: score, mark, rate, rank, range, order, place, gradation, step, graduation, marking, grading, scoring, scorekeeper, scorer, grader, position, level, tier, scaling, order of magnitude, ordering, ground level, leveling

 

Anagrams: Edgar