Word Finder - level

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A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.

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Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.

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A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

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By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.

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Degree or amount.

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The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.   We've reached a new level of success.

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Achievement or qualification.

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She achieved a high level of distinction.

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Distance from the root node of a tree structure.

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One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.

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It took me weeks to get to level seven.   Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.

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• stage
• world
• zone

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A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.

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My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.

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A floor of a multi-storey building.

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Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.

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An area of almost perfectly flat land.

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A school grade or year.

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To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.

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You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.

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To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

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The hurricane leveled the forest.

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To progress to the next level.

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I levelled after defeating the dragon.

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To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).

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He levelled an accusation of fraud at the directors.  The hunter levels the gun before taking a shot.

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To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).

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To make the score of a game equal.

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To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.

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to level all the ranks and conditions of men

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To adjust or adapt to a certain level.

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to level remarks to the capacity of children

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(usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.

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The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.

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This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?

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At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.

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We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.

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Unvaried in frequency.

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His pulse has been level for 12 hours.

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Unvaried in volume.

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His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.

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Calm.

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He kept a level gaze.

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In the same position or rank.

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Straightforward; direct; clear.

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Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.

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a level head; a level understanding

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Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.

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Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

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The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity.

The carpenters tried to keep the dust level down, but it was impossible to avoid all of it.

She gave him a level look.

I cannot bear this level of abuse.

In the deepest part there are several acres more level than almost any field which is exposed to the sun, wind, and plow.

Though he possessed nowhere near the level of power he used to, he was still able to sense the figure cowering in a corner.

The information was beyond valuable, and on a level that further altered Gabe's perception on Deidre.

A few Naturals were found every year, and he didn't bother to remember their names in an organization his size, leaving that level of detail to his most trusted men, the two regional commanders, and dozens of sector commanders worldwide.

When she was satisfied, she rejoined Cora on the main level of the penthouse.

There were no stairs in their houses, because they did not need them, but on a level surface they generally walked just as we do.

The Emperor drew level with Rostov and halted.

By comparison, if a country has 99 percent of the people working in agriculture—if it is barely feeding itself, even with everyone working at that—then it is living at a subsistence level, the very definition of poverty.

Bushes looked like gigantic trees and level ground like cliffs and slopes.

Gabe asked in a level voice.

Cassie tore her gaze from Bordeaux and fixed her father with a level look.

He chose a fairly level route as time away from the sport called for a breaking-in period.

He neared, assessing her with a level of interest that made her uncomfortable.

Everyone you know lives in the trailer park and they all have about the same level of income.

Accountability must be at as low a level as possible, so that if government officials mess up, they answer to constituents in their locality.

While the previous two points focused at the macro level and the overall costs of war, I speak here of consumers' perspective on war.

That part of the line was not entrenched and in front of it the ground was more open and level than elsewhere.

Her human form was tiny enough that the Oracle's book reached her shoulder level.

But in terms of wanting to converse with robots at an emotional level, I just don't see it.

When we can build at the molecular level, we can build things I cannot imagine today.

And finally, consider how nutrition affects other relative and subjective factors in our lives such as energy level and mood.

At the world level is no equivalent.

There was no mistaking father and son on that level.

There were shelves running across every wall from floor to eye level.

Striding back to the kitchen, he deliberately removed the caduceus magnet and centered the picture on the refrigerator door – eye level.

Alex gave him a level look.

She gave Katie a level look.

There are only three of us here with access to that level of information, and I'm ordering you to do it.

You're talking about high treason at the VP level at least to access those things.

He planted his hands on either side of her and lowered his face to her level, forcing her to meet his gaze.

By the level of activity and sophistication, he judged this place had been used for longer than the past few weeks.

Greene would level the city to get to her.

Brady managed to keep his voice level.

He's just taking it to the next level.

The tree obliged and lowered one of the low hanging branches to Toby's level.  He plucked a few of the red, tart berries and popped them in his mouth.

Clusters of sixties and seventies-style subdivisions had blossomed during the post-war era of rush to the 'burbs. These look-alikes that originally carried names like Camelot or South Pacific were at first scorned by Parkside's gentry but had slowly gained a level of respectability.

He stowed his recorder and descended to street level in an elevator packed tightly with exiting employees.

Fred's level of interest was sky-high when he learned Dean had been assigned the Byrne disappearance.

The level of activity at Norfolk Police Headquarters made Parkside's much smaller operation look like the front porch of an old folk home.

Admittedly, the identification elevated the entire business to a higher, more serious level of concern.

With one motion he struck downward with his right arm and swung his left elbow with all his might on a level line at the man's jaw.

However, he was pleased to keep up a fairly respectable pace, at least a few notches above the embarrassing level.

If the course had been the same distance and level as yesterday, the ride would have been a breeze.

He braked carefully as the last of a series of curves came up before the level of a long valley was spread out before him.

Reaching her side, he squatted close to her, his head almost level with hers.

He gave her a level look over his glass.

Jenn leapt the last few feet to the level ground.