Definition of grades Grades
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Wiktionary 
- grades (Noun)
Plural of grade.
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| grade - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" | ||
| level, tier | ||
| rank a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen" | ||
| biosafety level the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities | ||
| a level the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level) | ||
| gcse, general certificate of secondary education o level | ||
| grade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" | ||
| gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" | ||
| rising slope, upgrade, rise the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade" | ||
| grade - the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" | ||
| ground level | ||
| elevation drawing of an exterior of a structure | ||
| grade - a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed | ||
| grade - a degree of ablaut | ||
| gradation | ||
| grade - 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" | ||
| degree, level | ||
| property any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" | ||
| high happy and excited and energetic | ||
| low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" | ||
| mild moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" | ||
| intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" | ||
| caliber, calibre, quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | ||
| intensiveness, intensity high level or degree; the property of being intense | ||
| grind the act of grinding to a powder or dust | ||
| depth degree of psychological or intellectual profundity | ||
| highness a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates" | ||
| high a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" | ||
| low a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low" | ||
| lowness a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" | ||
| extreme the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes" | ||
| amplitude level the level on a scale of amplitude | ||
| moderateness, moderation the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" | ||
| immoderateness, immoderation the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation | ||
| grade - 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?" | ||
| mark, score | ||
| evaluation, valuation, rating act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of | ||
| grade point a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course | ||
| centile percentile | ||
| decile (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores | ||
| grade - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" | ||
| class, form, course | ||
| assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place | ||
| master class a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert | ||
| grade - one-hundredth of a right angle | ||
| grad | ||
| angular unit a unit of measurement for angles | ||
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| grade - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" | ||
| score, mark | ||
| valuate, appraise, evaluate, assess, measure, value form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to | ||
| class, assort, sort, classify, sort out, separate arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" | ||
| grade - level to the right gradient | ||
| even, even out, level, flush make even or more even | ||
| aggrade build up to a level by depositing sediment | ||
| grade - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" | ||
| rate, rank, range, order, place | ||
| pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
| superordinate place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" | ||
| shortlist put someone or something on a short list | ||
| seed remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" | ||
| reorder assign a new order to | ||
| subordinate make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" | ||
| prioritise, prioritize assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" | ||
| sequence arrange in a sequence | ||
| downgrade rate lower; lower in value or esteem | ||
| upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel" | ||
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Wiktionary
- grade (Noun)
A rating. - grade (Noun)
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score. - grade (Noun)
A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality. - grade (Noun)
A slope up or down of a roadway or other passage. - grade (Noun)
A level of pre-collegiate education. - grade (Noun)
A student of a particular grade used with the grade level. - grade (Noun)
An area that has been graded by a grader. - grade (Noun)
The level of the ground. - grade (Noun)
A gradian. - grade (Noun)
A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating. - grade (Verb)
To assign scores to the components of an academic test. - grade (Verb)
To assign a score to overall academic performance. - grade (Verb)
To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface. - grade (Verb)
To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- grade (n.)
A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour. - grade (n.)
The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264. - grade (n.)
A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a road; a gradient. - grade (n.)
The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade. - grade (v. t.)
To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc. - grade (v. t.)
To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road. - grade (v. t.)
To cross with some better breed; to improve the blood of. - grade (n.)
A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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grÄd, n. a degree or step in rank or dignity: the degree of slope on a road as compared with the horizontal: a class of animals produced by crossing a common breed with one purerāalso adj.: a group of animals branching off from a common stem.āv.t. GrÄā²date, to cause to blend gradually from one tint of colour to another.āv.i. to effect gradation.āadv. GradÄā²tim, gradually.ān. GradÄā²tion, a rising step by step: progress from one degree or state to another: position attained: state of being arranged in ranks: (mus.) a diatonic succession of chords: (paint.) the gradual blending of tints.āadjs. GradÄā²tional; GradÄā²tioned, formed by gradations or stages; Gradā²atory, proceeding step by step, adapted for walking or forward movement; GrÄā²dient, gradually rising: rising with a regular slope.ān. the degree of slope on a road or railway: the difference in the height of the barometer between one place and another place at some distance: an incline.āns. GrÄdā²ienter, a surveyor's instrument for determining grades; GrÄdā²in, Gradineā², one of a series of rising seats, as in an amphitheatre: a raised step or ledge behind an altar; Gradinā²o, a decoration for the gradin.āadj. Gradā²Å«al, advancing by grades or degrees: regular and slow.ān. in the Roman Church, the portion of the mass between the epistle and the gospel, formerly always sung from the steps of the altar: the book containing such anthemsāalso Grail.āns. Gradā²Å«alism, GradÅ«alā²ity.āadv. Gradā²Å«ally.āv.t. Gradā²Å«Äte, to divide into regular intervals: to mark with degrees: to proportion.āv.i. to pass by grades or degrees: to pass through a university course and receive a degree.ān. one admitted to a degree in a college, university, or society.āp.adj. Gradā²Å«Äted, marked with degrees, as a thermometer.āns. Gradā²uateship; GradÅ«Äā²tion; Gradā²Å«Ätor, a mathematical instrument for graduating or dividing lines into regular intervals; Graducā²tion (astron.), the division of circular arcs into degrees, minutes, &c.; GrÄā²dus, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosodyācontraction of gradus ad Parnassum, a step or stair to Parnassus, the abode of the Muses.āDown, and Up, grade, a descending or ascending part, as of a road. [Fr.,āL. gradus, a stepāgradi, to step.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book āµ
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A degree of rank; a step in order or dignity.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer š„
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Synonymous with rank; peculiarly applicable to the different ranks among officers, beginning from an ensign to the commander-in-chief of an army.
