Level

/ˈlΙ›v.Ι™l/

The meaning and definition of Level, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
    β€œHand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.”
  2. A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
    β€œBy the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.”
adjective
  1. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
    β€œThis table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?”
  2. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
    β€œWe tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.”
Synonyms stage world zone
Antonyms tilted unbalanced uneven

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