levelnoun [ C ]
usuk/ˈlev.əl/level noun [ C ] (HEIGHT)
B2 the height of something:
B2 the amount or number of something:
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- Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.
- The top of Mount Everest is 8,848 m above sea level.
- "How tall is he next to you?" "Oh, about so big, " she said, indicating the level of her neck.
- The grass has grown nearly to the level of the windows!
- The bullet entered the body at chest level.
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Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- cm
- footer
- ft
- inch
- kilometre
- km
- metre
- micrometre
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nanometre
- range
- scalar
- sq
- width
- yard
- yd
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level noun [ C ] (ABILITY)
A2 someone's ability compared to other people:
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- He reached a reasonable level of competence in his English.
- Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.
- A teacher's got to pitch a lesson at the right level for the students.
- She reached a high level on the piano.
- All these students are beginner level.
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Quality and standard
- benchmark
- cachet
- calibre
- class
- conform
- conform to/with sth
- conformance
- conformity
- ideal
- mark
- notch
- plane
- prestige
- qualitative
- quality
- quality assurance
- star
- status
- style
- upscale
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level noun [ C ] (FLOOR)
a floor in a large building:
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- The toilets are on the next level.
- The garage has five levels.
- Kitchen goods are on level three.
- Go down a level to find the academic books.
- He works on a different level from me.
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- dais
- decking
- ground level
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- mezzanine
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- story
- the first floor
- the ground floor
- the second floor
- top floor
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level noun [ C ] (RANK)
C1 a position within a system in which people are arranged according to their importance:
relating to a particular area of the country/the whole of the country:
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- On a personal level, they came to be cordially disliked.
- E-commerce is presenting a lot of new jobs at entry level.
- The new law met with a good deal of opposition at local level.
- He reached ministerial level in the Diplomatic Service.
- The central office sets/establishes the parameters which guide policy at the local level.
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Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- echelon
- entry level
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- founder
- low-level
- position
- role
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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level noun [ C ] (TOOL)
US UK spirit level a tool that contains a tube of liquid with an air bubble in it, used to show if a surface is level
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Measuring, weighing, & counting devices
- calculator
- calipers
- dial
- dipstick
- gradation
- hydrograph
- instrument
- light meter
- manometer
- micrometer
- potometer
- rangefinder
- ruler
- scope
- sensor
- spirit level
- tachometer
- tape measure
- theodolite
- weighbridge
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Idiom(s)
leveladjective
usuk/ˈlev.əl/level adjective (AT SAME HEIGHT)
[ after verb ] at the same height:
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- The water was level with the edge of the bowl.
- The top of the screen should be level with your eyes.
- The trees are level with the window.
- The mixture should be level with the sides of the dish.
- The oil should be level with this mark.
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Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flat
- flatness
- flush
- peg
- plane
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- smooth
- square
- steady
- true
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level adjective (FLAT)
B2 flat or horizontal:
an amount of a liquid or substance that fills a spoon/cup but does not go above the edges, used as a measure in cooking
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- Is this painting level?
- His glasses were never level.
- Make sure the cake mixture is level.
- We looked for a level piece of land to pitch our tent.
- This table isn't level.
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Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flat
- flatness
- flush
- peg
- plane
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- smooth
- square
- steady
- true
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level adjective (EQUAL)
having the same value, amount, number of points, etc.:
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Peaceful and tranquil
- balm
- calm
- dust
- incident
- lazy
- leisurely
- low-key
- peace
- peaceable
- peaceful
- quiet
- quieten
- relaxed
- respite
- restful
- sequestered
- sleepy
- the lull before the storm idiom
- tranquil
- tranquillity
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level adjective (CONTROLLED)
[ before noun ] If you speak in a level voice or give someone a level look, you do it in a calm and controlled way:
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Self-control and moderation
- ahold
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect
- constraint
- continent
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous
- dignified
- grip
- impervious
- lightly
- mind over matter idiom
- moderation
- moderation in all things idiom
- monastic
- restrict
- restrict yourself to sth
- rise above sth
- self-controlled
- self-denial
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Idiom(s)
levelverb [ T ]
usuk/ˈlev.əl/-ll- or US usually -l-level verb [ T ] (MAKE FLAT)
to make a surface flat:
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Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flat
- flatness
- flush
- peg
- plane
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- smooth
- square
- steady
- true
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level verb [ T ] (DESTROY)
to completely destroy a building or area:
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Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flat
- flatness
- flush
- peg
- plane
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- smooth
- square
- steady
- true
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