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level
A	noun
	1	floor, level, storey, story
			structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚floor, level, storey, story ╚mezzanine; mezzanine floor ╚loft ╚loft; attic; garret ╚ground floor; first floor; ground level ╚basement; cellar
	2	horizontal surface, level
			a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚surface ╚horizontal surface, level ╚platform ╚paved surface ╚floor; flooring
	3	level, spirit level
			indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚indicator ╚level, spirit level ╚mason's level
	4	degree, grade, level
			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"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚degree, grade, level ╚immoderation; immoderateness ╚moderation; moderateness ╚amplitude level ╚extreme ╚low ╚high ╚depth ╚intensity; intensiveness ╚quality; caliber; calibre
	5	level
			height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚position; spatial relation ╚placement; arrangement ╚spacing; spatial arrangement ╚distance ╚elevation ╚altitude; height ╚level
	6	level, layer, stratum
			an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚place ╚level, layer, stratum
	7	degree, level, stage, point
			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?"
		Category Tree: state ╚degree, level, stage, point ╚climax ╚quickening ╚ultimacy; ultimateness ╚state of the art ╚plane ╚standard of living; standard of life ╚resultant; end point ╚extent ╚acme; height; elevation; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; top ╚ladder
	8	grade, level, tier
			a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
		Category Tree: state ╚status; position ╚rank ╚grade, level, tier ╚college level ╚O level ╚A level ╚biosafety level
B	verb
	1	level, level off
			become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
		Category Tree: change ╚change surface ╚level, level off
	2	level
			talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚talk; speak ╚level
	3	charge, level, point
			direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚position ╚aim; take; train; take aim; direct ╚charge, level, point
	4	level
			aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚position ╚aim; take; train; take aim; direct ╚level
	5	flush, level, even out, even
			make level or straight; "level the ground"
		Category Tree: change ╚change surface ╚flush, level, even out, even ╚strickle; strike ╚grade
	6	level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
			tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
		Category Tree: unmake; undo ╚destroy; destruct ╚level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down ╚bulldoze
C	adjective
	1	tied(p), even, level(p)
			of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"

	2	flat, level, plane
			having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"

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

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

	5	level, unwavering
			not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss

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