level

Flat and horizontal, with no part higher than another.

• The floor is level.
• We need a level surface for the tent.
• Keep the tray level while you carry it.

Similar words: flat, even, horizontal

Opposites: uneven, sloping

Common phrases: level ground, level surface, keep something level

At the same height as another thing.

• The water is level with the steps.
• Her eyes were level with mine.
• Keep both pictures level with the top of the door.

How to use it: be level with someone/something (The shelf is level with the window.)

Similar words: even

Common phrases: level with something, level with someone, remain level

Continuing at the same rate without becoming faster or slower.

• His pulse remained level.
• Her breathing stayed level during the exercise.
• The monitor showed a level heartbeat throughout the test.

Similar words: steady, constant, regular

Opposites: irregular, variable

Common phrases: level pulse, level rate, remain level

The amount, degree, or strength of something.

• The noise level is too high.
• Water levels rose after the storm.
• How can we reduce stress levels at work?

How to use it: level of something (Her level of confidence has increased.)

Similar words: amount, degree

Common phrases: high level, noise level, level of something

A stage of a game that you play before moving to another stage.

• I finished the first level.
• The next level has much stronger enemies.
• How many levels have you completed?

Similar words: stage

Common phrases: next level, first level, complete a level

A floor in a building, above or below other floors.

• The café is on the lower level.
• Take the lift to the third level.
• All levels of the building have emergency exits.

Similar words: floor, storey

Common phrases: ground level, upper level, lower level

A tool that shows whether a surface is flat and horizontal or straight up and down.

• Pass me the level, please.
• She used a level to check the shelf.
• The bubble in this level is hard to see.

Similar words: spirit level

Common phrases: spirit level, use a level, check with a level

To make a surface flat and horizontal.

• We need to level the ground.
• The workers leveled the floor before laying tiles.
• Can you level this table by adjusting its feet?

Similar words: flatten, even out

Common phrases: level the ground, level a surface, level a table, level a shelf