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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lev•el•er (lev′ə lər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that levels.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] leveller. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lev•el /ˈlɛvəl/USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. adj. - having a flat or even surface:level land.
- equal, as in height, condition, rank, state, or advancement:Their abilities were about level.
- filled to a height even with the rim of a container:[before a noun]a level teaspoon of salt.
- steady;
not changing:to speak in a level voice. - sensible;
rational:to keep a level head in a crisis. - of or relating to a particular rank or involving members of such a rank (usually used in combination):high-level discussions.
n. - a position with respect to a given or specified height: [uncountable]a shelf built at eye level.[countable]The water rose to a level of 30 feet.
- a position in a graded scale of values, amount, or quantity:[countable]an average level of skill.
- rank or status:[countable]the top levels of government.
- a horizontal surface:[countable]the upper level of the bridge.
- Building[countable] a device used to determine if a surface is flat or even.
v. - to make (a surface) level:[~ + object]They leveled the ground before planting corn.
- to bring (something) to the level of the ground:[~ + object]to level trees.
- Informal Termsto knock down (a person):[~ + object]The champ leveled the challenger.
- to aim or point (a weapon, criticism, etc.) at a mark or objective:[~ + object (+ at/against + object)]Charges have been leveled against you.
- Aeronautics level off:
- Aeronautics(of an aircraft, etc.) to (cause to) stay at a constant altitude or depth after a climb or descent: [no object]The plane leveled off.[~ + object + off]The pilot leveled the plane off.[~ + off + object]The captain leveled off the submarine.
- [no object] to become stable;
reach a constant amount or limit:Unemployment hasn't leveled off. - to make even or smooth: [~ + off + object]leveled off the ground.[~ + object + off]Maybe we can level it off.
- level with, [~ + with + object] to speak truthfully and openly with:Level with me; how much will it cost?
Idioms- Idioms one's level best, one's very best:did her level best to help.
- Idioms on the level, honest;
sincere;
reliable:Is this offer on the level?
lev•el•er, n. [countable] lev•el•ly, adv. lev•el•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lev•el (lev′əl),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, adv. adj. - having no part higher than another;
having a flat or even surface. - Buildingbeing in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon;
horizontal. - equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another.
- even, equable, or uniform.
- filled to a height even with the rim of a container:a level teaspoon of salt.
- mentally well-balanced;
sensible;
rational:to keep a level head in a crisis. - Idioms one's level best, one's very best;
one's utmost:We tried our level best to get here on time.
n. - Buildinga device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- [Survey.]
- SurveyingAlso called surveyor's level. an instrument for observing levels, having a sighting device, usually telescopic, and capable of being made precisely horizontal.
- Surveyingan observation made with this instrument.
- SurveyingSee spirit level.
- Buildingan imaginary line or surface everywhere at right angles to the plumb line.
- Buildingthe horizontal line or plane in which anything is situated, with regard to its elevation.
- a horizontal position or condition.
- an extent of land approximately horizontal and unbroken by irregularities.
- a level or flat surface.
- a position with respect to a given or specified height:The water rose to a level of 30 feet.
- a position or plane in a graded scale of values;
status;
rank:His acting was on the level of an amateur. They associated only with those on their own economic level. - an extent, measure, or degree of intensity, achievement, etc.:a high level of sound; an average level of writing skill.
- Linguisticsa major subdivision of linguistic structure, as phonology, morphology, or syntax, often viewed as hierarchically ordered. Cf. component (def. 6a), stratum (def. 8).
- Miningthe interconnected horizontal mine workings at a particular elevation or depth:There had been a cave-in on the 1500-foot level.
- Idioms find one's or one's own level, to attain the place or position merited by one's abilities or achievements:He finally found his level as one of the directors of the firm.
- Idioms on the level, [Informal.]honest;
sincere;
reliable:Is this information on the level?
v.t. - to make (a surface) level, even, or flat:to level ground before building.
- to raise or lower to a particular level or position;
to make horizontal. - to bring (something) to the level of the ground:They leveled the trees to make way for the new highway.
- Informal Termsto knock down (a person):He leveled his opponent with one blow.
- to make equal, as in status or condition.
- to make even or uniform, as coloring.
- Linguistics[Historical Ling.](of the alternative forms of a paradigm) to reduce in number or regularize:Old English "him''(dative) and "hine'' (accusative) have been leveled to Modern English "him.''
- to aim or point (a weapon, criticism, etc.) at a mark or objective:He leveled his criticism at the college as a whole.
- Surveyingto find the relative elevation of different points in (land), as with a level.
v.i. - to bring things or persons to a common level.
- to aim a weapon, criticism, etc., at a mark or objective.
- [Survey.]
- Surveyingto take a level.
- Surveyingto use a leveling instrument.
- to speak truthfully and openly (often fol. by with):You're not leveling with me about your trip to Chicago.
- [Obs.]to direct the mind, purpose, etc., at something.
- Aeronautics level off:
- [Aeron.]to maintain a constant altitude after a climb or descent.
- to become stable;
reach a constant or limit. - to make even or smooth.
adv. - [Obs.]in a level, direct, or even way or line.
- Vulgar Latin *lībellum, for Latin lībella plummet line, level, diminutive of lībra balance, scales; for formation, see castellum
- Middle French
- Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal), variant of livel (noun, nominal) 1300–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flush. Level, even, flat, smooth suggest a uniform surface without marked unevenness. That which is level is parallel to the horizon:a level surface; A billiard table must be level.Flat is applied to any plane surface free from marked irregularities:a flat roof.With reference to land or country, flat connotes lowness or unattractiveness; level does not suggest anything derogatory. That which is even is free from irregularities, though not necessarily level or plane:an even land surface with no hills.Smooth suggests a high degree of evenness in any surface, esp. to the touch and sometimes to the sight:as smooth as silk.
- 22.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smooth, flatten.
- 24.See corresponding entry in Unabridged raze, demolish, destroy.
- 26.See corresponding entry in Unabridged equalize.
- 29.See corresponding entry in Unabridged direct.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uneven.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vertical.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lev•el•ler (lev′ə lər),USA pronunciation n. - World History(usually cap.) (during the British Civil War) a member of the Parliamentary army advocating constitutional reforms, equal rights, and religious tolerance.
- [Chiefly Brit.]leveler.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leveller, US leveler /ˈlɛvələ/ n - a person or thing that levels
- a person who works for the abolition of inequalities
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