grade
1. a body of students who are taught together (Freq. 17)
- early morning classes are always sleepy
• Syn:
class, form, course
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
master class, section, discussion section
2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group (Freq. 5)
- lumber of the highest grade
• Syn:
level, tier
• Hypernyms:
rank
• Hyponyms:
biosafety level, A level, General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE, O level, college level
3. the gradient of a slope or road or other surface (Freq. 1)
- the road had a steep grade
• Derivationally related forms:
gradual
• Hypernyms:
gradient, slope
• Hyponyms:
upgrade, rise, rising slope, downgrade
4. one-hundredth of a right angle
• Syn:
grad
• Hypernyms:
angular unit
• Part Holonyms:
right angle
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?
• Syn:
mark, score
• Derivationally related forms:
score (for: score)
• Hypernyms:
evaluation, valuation, rating
• Hyponyms:
grade point, percentile, centile, decile, quartile
6. the height of the ground on which something stands
- the base of the tower was below grade
• Syn:
ground level
• Hypernyms:
elevation
7. 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
• Syn:
degree, level
• Hypernyms:
property
• Hyponyms:
quality, caliber, calibre, intensity, intensiveness,
grind, depth, highness, high, low, lowness,
extreme, amplitude level, moderation, moderateness, immoderation, immoderateness,
sun protection factor, SPF
• Attrubites:
high, low, mild, intense
8. a degree of ablaut
• Syn:
gradation
• Hypernyms:
ablaut
9. a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
• Hypernyms:
cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
1. assign a rank or rating to (Freq. 1)
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
• Syn:
rate, rank, range, order, place
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place), gradation, grader, grading, order (for: order), ordering (for: order), rank (for: rank)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
superordinate, shortlist, seed, reorder, subordinate,
prioritize, prioritise, sequence, downgrade, upgrade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. level to the right gradient
• Derivationally related forms:
grading
• Hypernyms:
flush, level, even out, even
• Hyponyms:
aggrade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- grade tests
- score the SAT essays
- mark homework
• Syn:
score, mark
• Derivationally related forms:
marking (for: mark), score (for: score), scorer (for: score), scoring (for: score), gradation, grader, grading
• Hypernyms:
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
4. determine the grade of or assign a grade to
• Derivationally related forms:
gradation, grading
• Hypernyms:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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