| grade | a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed |
| grade separation | a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass |
level crossing
grade crossing | intersection of a railway and a road on the same level, barriers close road when trains pass |
| grade | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface, the road had a steep grade |
degree
grade
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 |
| grade ground level | the height of the ground on which something stands, the base of the tower was below grade |
mark grade
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? |
| 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 |
grade
gradation | a degree of ablaut |
grade point average
GPA | a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university, calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted |
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stripe
stripes
grade insignia | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service, they earned their stripes in Kuwait |
class form
grade
course | a body of students who are taught together, early morning classes are always sleepy |
grade school
grammar school
elementary school
primary school | a school for young children, usually the first or grades |
field-grade officer
field officer
FO | an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel |
lieutenant junior grade
lieutenant JG | an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard, below lieutenant and above ensign |
grad
grade | one-hundredth of a right angle |
grade
level tier | a relative position or degree of value in a graded group, lumber of the highest grade |
weapons plutonium
weapon-grade plutonium | plutonium that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled, it is stored in plutonium pits |
| grade | determine the grade of or assign a grade to |
| grade score mark | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation, grade tests, score the SAT essays, mark homework |
rate
rank
range
order
grade place | assign a rank or rating to, how would you rank these students?, The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide |
| grade | level to the right gradient |
| grade-appropriate | the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade |
high-grade
top-quality
top-grade | surpassing in quality, top-grade ore |
technical-grade
technical grade | containing small amounts of other chemicals, hence slightly impure, technical-grade sulfuric acid |
junior-grade
lower-ranking
lowly
petty(a)
secondary
subaltern | inferior in rank or status, the junior faculty, a lowly corporal, petty officialdom, a subordinate functionary |
industrial-strength
weapons-grade | extremely strong or concentrated or durable, industrial-strength detergent, weapons-grade salsa |
| weapons-grade | of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction), weapons-grade plutonium, weapons-grade anthrax |
commercial
commercial-grade | of the kind or quality used in commerce, average or inferior, commercial grade of beef, commercial oxalic acid |
| low-grade | of inferior quality |
utility(a)
utility-grade | used of beef, usable but inferior |
| grade-constructed | constructed at ground level, grade-constructed accesses to the freeway |