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leveling
n. total demolish or destruction of a building; changing the ground level to a flat or softly sloping surface; equalization, act of making uniform or equal
 
level
v. straighten, flatten, make even; equalize, adjust two or more things so they are level with each other; destroy, tear down; knock down; direct, aim (weapon, etc.); be open and honest, be frank; use a level


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Level is a magazine about computer and video games in the Czech RepublicRomania and Turkey; these three brother divisions occasionally exchange content. In addition to publishing the magazine, LeveL also organizes many yearly gaming competitions for players in all 3 countries; it is one of the biggest Turkish sponsors of international gaming contests (such as WCG).
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Level
Level may refer to:A floor of a buildingA level of a mine, see shaft mining. A level with access to the surface is an aditLevel (computer and video games), a stage of the gameLevel up, in role-playing gamesLevel (music), similar to but more general and basic than a chordLeveL, a games magazine in the Czech Republic, Romania and TurkeyILR scale, also known as Foreign Service LevelsSound pressure level, a measure related to decibelsLevelling, a process used in surveying used to measure relative heightsLevelling or regrading in civil engineeringSpirit level (also called a bubble level), a tool used in construction and surveyingDumpy level, used in surveyingLaser line levelLevellers, a group that wished to bring all people to the same social status and wealthA level in applied statistics, the different treatments that are applied within a factor; see design of experimentsSomerset Levels, a wetland area of central Somerset, EnglandLevels (youth center), housed in the basement of the main branch of the Great Neck LibraryLevel vodka, a luxury vodka produced by AbsolutLevel (band) , a nu-metal band from LALeveling seat, an assembly seat assigned to a party in a process aiming at achieving a more proportional distribution of seatsLevel (Raconteurs song), by rock band The Raconteurs"Leveled", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One WrenchMorphological levelling, a diachronic process of morphological simplification in linguisticsLevél, a village in HungaryLevel, Ohio, a former community in the United States
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leveling
Noun
1. changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
(synonym) grading
(hypernym) construction, building
2. complete destruction of a building
(synonym) razing, tearing down, demolishing
(hypernym) destruction, devastation
3. the act of making equal or uniform
(synonym) equalization, equalisation
(hypernym) deed, feat, effort, exploit
(hyponym) reconciliation, balancing

 
level
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) degree, grade
(hypernym) magnitude
(hyponym) quality, caliber, calibre
(attribute) high
2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
(synonym) grade, tier
(hypernym) rank
(hyponym) biosafety level
3. 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?"
(synonym) degree, stage, point
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) ladder
4. height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
(hypernym) altitude, height
5. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
(synonym) spirit level
(hypernym) indicator
(hyponym) mason's level
(part-holonym) carpenter's level
(derivation) level off
6. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
(synonym) horizontal surface
(hypernym) surface
(hyponym) floor, flooring
(derivation) raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
7. structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
(synonym) floor, storey, story
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) basement, cellar
(part-holonym) building, edifice
8. 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"
(synonym) layer, stratum
(hypernym) place
Verb
1. aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
(hypernym) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
(synonym) raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
(antonym) raise, erect, rear, set up, put up
(hypernym) destroy, destruct
(hyponym) bulldoze
(derivation) horizontal surface
3. make level or straight; "level the ground"
(synonym) flush, even out, even
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) grade
(derivation) spirit level
4. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
(synonym) charge, point
(hypernym) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
(verb-group) point
5. talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
(hypernym) talk, speak
6. become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
(synonym) level off
(hypernym) change surface
(derivation) spirit level
Adjective
1. having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"
(synonym) flat, plane
(similar) even
2. not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss
(synonym) unwavering
(similar) steady
3. being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
(similar) horizontal
4. oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
(similar) even
5. of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"
(synonym) tied(p), even, level(p)
(similar) equal


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Leveling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Level
  
 
(n.)
The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or locating a line of railroad.
  
 
(n.)
The act or operation of making level.
  

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leveling
Surveying operation in which heights of objects and points are determined relative to a specified datum.

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