grade
/ɡɹeɪd/ · noun
Meaning
- A rating.
- The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- A level of primary and secondary education.
- A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
- To assign a score to overall academic performance.
- To organize in grades.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
- 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.
- To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
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