grade

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Synonyms: grave, glade, grace, graze, grape, grate, trade, gride, grame, grande, grady

Antonyms: grave, glade, grace, graze, grape, grate, trade, gride, grame, grande, grady

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Noun

1. A [[rating]].
2. {{senseid|en|Q18185}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North America|Philippines}} Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a [[score]].
3. A [[degree]] or [[level]] of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
4. {{lb|en|linguistics}} [[degree|Degree]] (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
5. {{senseid|en|Q275447}} A [[slope]] (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
6. {{lb|en|North America|Philippines|education}} A level of primary and secondary education.
7. {{lb|en|Canada|education}} A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
8. An area that has been flattened by a [[grader]] (construction machine).
9. The level of the [[ground]].
10. {{senseid|en|Q208528}} {{lb|en|mathematics}} A [[gradian#English:_Q208528|gradian]].
11. {{lb|en|geometry}} In a [[linear]] [[system]] of [[divisor]]s on an ''n''-dimensional [[variety]], the number of free intersection points of ''n'' [[generic]] divisors.
12. A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|North America}} To assign [[score]]s to the [[component]]s of an [[academic]] [[test]], or to [[overall]] academic performance.
2. To organize in grades.
3. To [[flatten]], [[level]], or [[smooth]] a large [[surface]], especially with a [[grader]].
4. {{lb|en|sewing}} 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.
5. {{lb|en|patternmaking}} To [[increase]] or [[decrease]] the [[dimensions]] of a garment pattern from the [[initial]] base size in such a way that the overall [[proportions]] of the [[silhouette]] are maintained across all sizes.
6. To apply classifying [[label]]s to data (typically by a [[manual]] rather than automatic process).
7. {{lb|en|linguistics}} To [[describe]], [[modify]] or [[inflect]] so as to [[classify]] as to [[degree]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[pass]] imperceptibly from one grade into another.
9. {{lb|en|Canada|dated|intransitive}} To [[pass]] from one school grade into the next.

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