1.  grade(n = noun.group) class, course, form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
is a kind of assemblage, gathering
has particulars: master class, discussion section, section

2.  grade(n = noun.state) level, tier - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
is a kind of rank
has particulars: biosafety level, a level, gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level, college level
Derived form verb grade₁

3.  grade(n = noun.attribute) - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"
is a kind of gradient, slope
has particulars: rise, rising slope, upgrade, downgrade
Derived forms verb grade₂, adjective gradual₂

4.  grade(n = noun.quantity) grad - one-hundredth of a right angle;
is a kind of angular unit
is a part of right angle

5.  grade(n = noun.communication) gradation - a degree of ablaut;
is a kind of ablaut

6.  grade(n = noun.cognition) mark, score - 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?"
is a kind of evaluation, rating, valuation
has particulars: grade point, centile, percentile, decile, quartile
Derived forms verb grade₄, verb grade₁

7.  grade(n = noun.attribute) ground level - the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"
is a kind of elevation
Derived form verb grade₂

8.  grade(n = noun.attribute) degree, level - 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"
is a kind of property
has particulars: caliber, calibre, quality, intensity, intensiveness, grind, depth, highness, high, low, lowness, extreme, amplitude level, moderateness, moderation, immoderateness, immoderation, spf, sun protection factor

9.  grade(n = noun.animal) - a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed;
is a kind of bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen

1.  grade(v = verb.cognition) order, place, range, rank, rate - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
is one way to evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Derived forms noun gradation₃, noun gradation₁, noun grade₆, noun grade₂, noun grader₁, noun grading₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

2.  grade(v = verb.contact) - level to the right gradient;
is one way to even, even out, flush, level
Derived forms noun grade₃, noun grade₇, noun grading₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  grade(v = verb.cognition) mark, score - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
is one way to appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value
Derived forms noun gradation₃, noun grader₁, noun grading₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something

4.  grade(v = verb.cognition) - determine the grade of or assign a grade to;
is one way to assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out
Derived forms noun gradation₃, noun gradation₁, noun grade₆, noun grading₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

1.  A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour. [1913 Webster]
"They also appointed and removed, at their own pleasure,
teachers of every grade." [1913 Webster]

2.  The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264. [1913 Webster]

3.  The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade. [1913 Webster]

1.  To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc. [1913 Webster]

2.  To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road. [1913 Webster]

3.  To cross with some better breed; to improve the blood of. [1913 Webster]

grade, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a certain degree in rank, merit, proficiency, quality, etc. b a class of persons or things of the same grade.
2 a a mark indicating the quality of a student's work. b an examination, esp. in music.
3 US a class in school, concerned with a particular year's work and usu. numbered from the first upwards.
4 a a gradient or slope. b the rate of ascent or descent.
5 a a variety of cattle produced by crossing native stock with a superior breed. b a group of animals at a similar level of development.
6 Philol. a relative position in a series of forms involving ablaut.
--v.
1 tr. arrange in or allocate to grades; class, sort.
2 intr. (foll. by up, down, off, into, etc.) pass gradually between grades, or into a grade.
3 tr. give a grade to (a student).
4 tr. blend so as to affect the grade of colour with tints passing into each other.
5 tr. reduce (a road etc.) to easy gradients.
6 tr. (often foll. by up) cross (livestock) with a better breed.

Idiom:
at grade US on the same level. grade crossing US = level crossing. grade school US elementary school. make the grade colloq. succeed; reach the desired standard.

Etymology:
F grade or L gradus step

N  degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch, reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber, gradation, shade, tenor, compass, sphere, station, rank, standing, rate, way, sort, point, mark, stage, intensity, strength, comparative, gradual, shading off, within the bounds, by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto, however, howsoever, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop, a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little, in some degree, in some measure, to some extent, di grado in grado.

VB  reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.

N  term, rank, station, stage, step, degree, scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch, stand, standing, footing, range.

N  learner, scholar, student, pupil, apprentice, prentice, journeyman, articled clerk, beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur, abecedarian, alphabetarian, alumnus, eleve, recruit, raw recruit, novice, neophyte, inceptor, catechumen, probationer, seminarian, chela, fellow-commoner, debutant, intern, resident, schoolboy, fresh, freshman, frosh, junior soph, junior, senior soph, senior, sophister, sophomore, questionist, undergraduate, graduate student, law student, medical student, pre-med, post-doctoral student, post-doc, matriculated student, part-time student, night student, auditor, class, grade, seminar, form, remove, pupilage, disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte, fellow-student, condisciple, school, in statu pupillari, in leading strings, practise makes perfect.

first grade, grade crossing, grade insignia, grade point, grade point average, grade school, grade separation, lieutenant junior grade, low grade, make the grade