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grade (gr

1. A stage or degree in a process.

2. A position in a scale of size, quality, or intensity: a poor grade of lumber.

3. An accepted level or standard.

4. A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.

a. A level of academic development in an elementary, middle, or secondary school: learned fractions in the fourth grade.

b. A group of students at such a level: The third grade has recess at 10:30.

c. grades Elementary school.

6. A number, letter, or symbol indicating a student's level of accomplishment: a passing grade in history.

7. A military, naval, or civil service rank.

8. The degree of inclination of a slope, road, or other surface: the steep grade of the mountain road.

9. A slope or gradual inclination, especially of a road or railroad track: slowed the truck when he approached the grade.

10. The level at which the ground surface meets the foundation of a building.

11. A domestic animal produced by crossbreeding one of purebred stock with one of ordinary stock.

12. Linguistics A degree of ablaut.

v. grad·ed, grad·ing, grades

v.tr.

1. To arrange in steps or degrees.

2. To arrange in a series or according to a scale.

a. To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate: graded the book reports.

b. To give a grade to (a student, for example).

4. To level or smooth to a desired or horizontal gradient: bulldozers graded the road.

5. To gradate.

6. To improve the quality of (livestock) by crossbreeding with purebred stock.

v.intr.

1. To hold a certain rank or position.

2. To change or progress gradually: piles of gravel that grade from coarse to fine.

[French, from Latin gradus; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

grada·ble adj.

grade

Noun

1. a place on a scale of quality, rank, or size

2. a mark or rating indicating a student's level of achievement

3. a rank or level of importance in a company or organization

4. US, Canad, Austral & S African a class or year in a school

5. make the grade Informal to be successful by reaching a required standard

Verb

[grading, graded]

1. to arrange according to quality or rank: passes are graded from A down to E

2. to give a grade to: senior secretaries will need shorthand and be graded accordingly [Latin gradus step]

grade (gr

1. The degree of inclination of a slope, road, or other surface.

2. A grouping of organisms done purely on the basis of shared features and without regard to evolutionary relationships. Grades may include organisms that do not share a common ancestor, or may exclude some organisms having the same common ancestor as the other organisms in the grade. For this reason, many taxonomists do not accept grades as formal classifications. The class Reptilia (reptiles) is a grade since it includes dinosaurs but not birds, even though birds are descended from dinosaurs. Compare clade.

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Noun	1.	grade - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" class, course, form assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place master class - a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert discussion section, section - a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"
	2.	grade - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" tier, level biosafety level - the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" 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 - the basic level of a subject taken in school college level - the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained
	3.	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 property possessed by a slope or surface that rises downgrade - the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
	4.	grade - one-hundredth of a right angle grad angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles right angle - the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
	5.	grade - a degree of ablaut gradation ablaut - a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
	6.	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 rating, valuation, evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" 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 - (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total 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 quartile - (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
	7.	grade - the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" ground level elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
	8.	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 caliber, calibre, quality - a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense grind - the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee" 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 moderation, moderateness - quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes immoderateness, immoderation - the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation SPF, sun protection factor - the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
	9.	grade - a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
Verb	1.	grade - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" rate, rank, place, range, order 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 - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds reorder - assign a new order to subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" 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 - rate higher; raise in value or esteem 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"
	2.	grade - level to the right gradient even, even out, level, flush - make level or straight; "level the ground" aggrade - build up to a level by depositing sediment
	3.	grade - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" score, mark appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
	4.	grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

grade

verb 1. classify, rate, order, class, group, sort, value, range, rank, brand, arrange, evaluate

noun 2. class, condition, quality, brand

noun 3. mark, degree, place, order

4. level, position, rank, group, order, class, stage, step, station, category, rung, echelon make the grade (Informal) succeed, measure up, win through, pass muster, come up to scratch (informal) come through with flying colours, prove acceptable, measure up to expectations

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