Level in a sentence as a noun

The level of discourse on HN lately is absurd.

Raising up the enthusiasm level, is a marvellous thing for dads and kids.

It's not a higher level, more abstract, language you go for, it's a higher level, more abstract job function.

It was an anatomical joke, albeit a childish one on the level of potty humor.

Those who examine things more deeply are said to be "left brained" and those who make connections at the high-level are said to be "right brained".

The ability to discover a new exploit on demand implies a high level of skill within the group.

Level in a sentence as a verb

He flew out to Chicago for a day every year to talk to prospective entry-level candidates.

Learning foreign languages to high levels of communication proficiency was the first adult learning challenge I took on.

But such inventions at the concept and functionality level are protectable only under the Patent Act.

Jobs is one of the hacker community's sacred cows, and we wouldn't accept this level of sanctification on any other topic.

Is it not your job to make sure the playing field is level, especially at a school where there is such a high pressure to do well as a result of a strict grading curve policy?

Numerous edge cases that would have been lost in high-level review were caught and integrated from day 1 due to my actually watching people do the job for a day or two per department.

Level in a sentence as an adjective

Is it not your job as an educator to make sure those who put in the most effort and demonstrate the highest level of achievement are awarded grades accordingly?

Well, maybe, but the relationship between Wikimedia top-level properties doesn't change all that regularly, nor does it meaningfully change depending on the context.

More than anything else, this describes an appalling failure at every level of the company's technical infrastructure to ensure even a basic degree of engineering rigor and fault tolerance.

[2] In the UK this is a semi-democratic consultation process which occurs at local government level and involves publicly presenting the designs to local councillors to give residents of the area a chance to raise a formal objection.

As I learned Mandarin Chinese up to the level that I was able to support my family for several years as a Chinese-English translator and interpreter, I had to tackle several problems for which there is not yet a one-stop-shopping software solution.

There are several high profile AWS customers to pick from, but the obvious customer to start with is Netflix: they care about GCE's putative differentiators of price and performance -- and Amazon is a mortal threat to Netflix as a competitor, which should give some boardroom-level urgency to the discussion.

Level definitions

noun

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"

See also: degree grade

noun

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

See also: grade tier

noun

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?"

See also: degree stage point

noun

height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"

noun

indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

noun

a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"

noun

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"

See also: layer stratum

noun

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

See also: floor storey story

verb

aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"

verb

tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

See also: raze rase dismantle

verb

make level or straight; "level the ground"

See also: flush even

verb

direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

See also: charge point

verb

talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"

verb

become level or even; "The ground levelled off"

adjective

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"

See also: flat plane

adjective

not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss

See also: unwavering

adjective

being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"

adjective

oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"

adjective

of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"

See also: even