English words for 'A system of pay grades.'
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noun
- the act of arranging in grades
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- relative position in a graded series
- a degree of ablaut
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
verb
noun
- the act of arranging in grades
- the successful completion of a program of study
- a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- (Japanese entertainment) The action or process of leaving a group.
- A commencement ceremony.
- (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
adj
- Arranged by grade, level, or degree.
- (taxation) Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
- Having a university degree; having completed training.
- Marked with graduations.
- (ornithology) Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
- marked with or divided into degrees
- taking place by degrees
verb
verb
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- To organize in grades.
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (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.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (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.
noun
- A rating.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- The level of the ground.
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
verb
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- make or leave a mark on
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
noun
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
verb
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- induce to have sex
- get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
- make underscoring marks
- write a musical score for
- gain points in a game
- make small marks into the surface of
- (US, crime, slang, of a police officer) To extract a bribe.
- (intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
- (transitive, music, film) To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
- (vulgar, slang) To obtain a sexual favor.
- (ambitransitive) To obtain something desired.
- (transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
- To achieve academic credit on a test, quiz, homework, assignment, or course.
- (horse racing, ambitransitive) To return (a horse and rider) to the starting-point repeatedly, until a fair start is achieved.
- (gambling) To win money by gambling.
- To earn points in a game.
- (slang) To acquire or gain.
- (transitive) To rate; to evaluate the quality of.
noun
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- the facts about an actual situation
- a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- the act of scoring in a game or sport
- a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
- grounds
- a set of twenty members
- a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
- a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
- A subject.
- (music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.
- (UK, regional) In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach.
- (often in the plural) A great deal; many, several.
- A document which systematically lists differences among compiled manuscripts of a source text.
- A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
- An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
- (music) The music of a movie or play.
- (gambling) An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.
- A bribe paid to a police officer.
- (British, slang) Twenty pounds sterling.
- A robbery.
- The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
- The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
- (originally US, vulgar, slang) A sexual conquest.
- The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
- A period of twenty years.
- A weight of twenty pounds.
- An account; a reason; a motive; a sake; a behalf.
- A prostitute's client.
- A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
- Twenty (20).
- An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
intj
verb
noun
- A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
- (informal, usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.
- (algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
- (analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
- (topology) A one-dimensional continuum.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
- (nonstandard, by extension) A grading system where all raw scores are raised by a set amount of points.
- a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- a line on a graph representing data
- the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
verb
- (transitive) To bend; to crook.
- (transitive) To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
- (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
- (transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.
- (transitive, slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.
- extend in curves and turns
- form an arch or curve
- bend or cause to bend
- form a curl, curve, or kink
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
noun
- The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade.
- Abbreviation of episode (“installment of a series”).
- (chiefly LGBTQ) Abbreviation of estrogen or estradiol.
- (slang) The drug ecstasy (MDMA), particularly in pill form.
- a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
- a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
character
name
- A surname from Mandarin Chinese.
- (history) A state in ancient China of varying location in present-day Shanxi, Henan, and Hubei.
- A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.
- (history) Its capital, also known as Echeng and Ezhou.
- A river in Highland council area, Scotland.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Eni.
- (religion) Abbreviation of Elohist.
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noun
- The minimum salary associated with a pay grade.
- (civil engineering) The planned limit of an excavation, beyond which a contractor is not paid for any excavation work.
- (accounting) A line in a paysheet, corresponding to a single paycheck.
- (gambling) A line of symbols on a slot machine (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that can win a jackpot.
- A criterion score used by an organization that gives grants to determine which applications are good enough to be given money.
noun
- (education) Initialism of grade point average.
- (medicine) Initialism of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
- (UK, pensions) GMP payment age
- 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
noun
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- A rank or grade.
- (mathematics) Gradation.
- (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of grading period.
- changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.
verb
noun
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- the act of making a visible mark on a surface
- a pattern of marks
- a distinguishing symbol
- (graph theory) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
- A mark.
- The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
- A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
- The action of marking.
verb
noun
adj
verb
prefix
noun
- An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
- Abbreviation of pocket.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
- Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
- (MLE, slang) A pound (currency unit).
- (UK, television) Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
- Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
- Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
- (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
- (slang, New Zealand) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially methamphetamine).
- Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
- Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
- Abbreviation of passenger.
- Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
- (slang, chiefly US) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially heroin).
- (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
- a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
- the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
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noun
- (UK, education) The academic grade that comes next below F.
- (slang) Abbreviation of gangster; often used to address one's friend.
- (US, politics) Green.
- (nautical, historical) Initialism of grog: marked in the ship's books when a sailor took the daily rum ration.
- Alternative letter-case form of g (unit of gravitational acceleration).
- (grammar) Abbreviation of genitive case.
- (drug slang) Abbreviation of gamma-hydroxybutyrate or gamma-butyrolactone.
- Ground floor (of a building).
- (sports) Abbreviation of goals, a sports statistic.
- (economics) Abbreviation of government spending.
- Gravity.
- (sports, baseball) Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).
- A galaxy.
- (chiefly US) Abbreviation of grand (“thousand (dollars, pounds etc.)”).
- (US, of a movie) General (suitable for a general audience).
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
- (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
- a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
- a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
- nucleotide derived from guanine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group
- a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
character
num
noun
- (education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- A flourish after a signature.
- (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
- Red ochre.
- A statement of intent.
- (education) A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A title of a category or a class.
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- category name
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
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verb
noun
- A level or grade in school or college.
- The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
- A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
- (by extension) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
- The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
- The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.
- The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.
- The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
- The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
- Pronunciation spelling of here.
- A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
- Pronunciation spelling of hear.
- A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
- a body of students who graduate together
- a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
- a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
verb
- To use a grading system based on the scale of performance of a group to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject; to curve a grade.
- (by extension) To compare the members of a set or group by using a relative scale, based on performance relative to other members.
noun
- One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated.
- (in combination) One who belongs to a certain grade at school.
- A machine used to sort food by size or quality.
- A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces.
- a judge who assigns grades to something
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noun
noun
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- (ambitransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
- (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
- (transitive) To be profitable for.
- (transitive) To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
- (transitive) To give (something else than money).
- (transitive) To yield as a benefit.
- (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
- (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
- (ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
- (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
- dedicate
- cancel or discharge a debt
- be worth it
- make a compensation for
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bring in
- bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
- do or give something to somebody in return
- render
- give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
- discharge or settle
noun
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
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- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
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- A rank or grade; a stratum.
- A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
- (Australia) A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
- Something that ties.
- A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
- One who ties (knots, etc.).
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- one of two or more layers one atop another
- something that is used for tying
- a worker who ties something
verb
noun
- Such a thing issued by a company as payment of wages.
- (informal) A medical prescription.
- A scrap of paper.
- A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
- A document signifying a power to obtain a specified acreage of public land.
- A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.
- A share certificate.
- a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
noun
- the act of arranging in grades
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- relative position in a graded series
- a degree of ablaut
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
verb
noun
- the act of arranging in grades
- the successful completion of a program of study
- a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- (Japanese entertainment) The action or process of leaving a group.
- A commencement ceremony.
- (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
noun
- A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
- (informal, usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.
- (algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
- (analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
- (topology) A one-dimensional continuum.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
- (nonstandard, by extension) A grading system where all raw scores are raised by a set amount of points.
- a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- a line on a graph representing data
- the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
verb
- (transitive) To bend; to crook.
- (transitive) To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
- (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
- (transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.
- (transitive, slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.
- extend in curves and turns
- form an arch or curve
- bend or cause to bend
- form a curl, curve, or kink
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
noun
- The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade.
- Abbreviation of episode (“installment of a series”).
- (chiefly LGBTQ) Abbreviation of estrogen or estradiol.
- (slang) The drug ecstasy (MDMA), particularly in pill form.
- a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
- a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
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- A surname from Mandarin Chinese.
- (history) A state in ancient China of varying location in present-day Shanxi, Henan, and Hubei.
- A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.
- (history) Its capital, also known as Echeng and Ezhou.
- A river in Highland council area, Scotland.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Eni.
- (religion) Abbreviation of Elohist.
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- The minimum salary associated with a pay grade.
- (civil engineering) The planned limit of an excavation, beyond which a contractor is not paid for any excavation work.
- (accounting) A line in a paysheet, corresponding to a single paycheck.
- (gambling) A line of symbols on a slot machine (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that can win a jackpot.
- A criterion score used by an organization that gives grants to determine which applications are good enough to be given money.
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- (education) Initialism of grade point average.
- (medicine) Initialism of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
- (UK, pensions) GMP payment age
- 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
noun
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- A rank or grade.
- (mathematics) Gradation.
- (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of grading period.
- changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.
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- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- the act of making a visible mark on a surface
- a pattern of marks
- a distinguishing symbol
- (graph theory) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
- A mark.
- The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
- A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
- The action of marking.
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- An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
- Abbreviation of pocket.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
- Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
- (MLE, slang) A pound (currency unit).
- (UK, television) Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
- Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
- Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
- (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
- (slang, New Zealand) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially methamphetamine).
- Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
- Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
- Abbreviation of passenger.
- Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
- (slang, chiefly US) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially heroin).
- (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
- a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
- the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
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- (UK, education) The academic grade that comes next below F.
- (slang) Abbreviation of gangster; often used to address one's friend.
- (US, politics) Green.
- (nautical, historical) Initialism of grog: marked in the ship's books when a sailor took the daily rum ration.
- Alternative letter-case form of g (unit of gravitational acceleration).
- (grammar) Abbreviation of genitive case.
- (drug slang) Abbreviation of gamma-hydroxybutyrate or gamma-butyrolactone.
- Ground floor (of a building).
- (sports) Abbreviation of goals, a sports statistic.
- (economics) Abbreviation of government spending.
- Gravity.
- (sports, baseball) Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).
- A galaxy.
- (chiefly US) Abbreviation of grand (“thousand (dollars, pounds etc.)”).
- (US, of a movie) General (suitable for a general audience).
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
- (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
- a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
- a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
- nucleotide derived from guanine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group
- a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
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- (education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- A flourish after a signature.
- (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
- Red ochre.
- A statement of intent.
- (education) A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A title of a category or a class.
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- category name
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
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- A level or grade in school or college.
- The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
- A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
- (by extension) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
- The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
- The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.
- The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.
- The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
- The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
- Pronunciation spelling of here.
- A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
- Pronunciation spelling of hear.
- A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
- a body of students who graduate together
- a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
- a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
noun
- One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated.
- (in combination) One who belongs to a certain grade at school.
- A machine used to sort food by size or quality.
- A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces.
- a judge who assigns grades to something
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- (ambitransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
- (intransitive) To suffer consequences.
- (transitive) To be profitable for.
- (transitive) To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
- (transitive) To give (something else than money).
- (transitive) To yield as a benefit.
- (intransitive) To be profitable or worth the effort.
- (intransitive) To discharge an obligation or debt.
- (ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
- (nautical, transitive) To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
- dedicate
- cancel or discharge a debt
- be worth it
- make a compensation for
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bring in
- bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
- do or give something to somebody in return
- render
- give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
- discharge or settle
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- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
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- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
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- A rank or grade; a stratum.
- A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.
- (Australia) A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
- Something that ties.
- A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
- One who ties (knots, etc.).
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- one of two or more layers one atop another
- something that is used for tying
- a worker who ties something
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- Such a thing issued by a company as payment of wages.
- (informal) A medical prescription.
- A scrap of paper.
- A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
- A document signifying a power to obtain a specified acreage of public land.
- A voucher or token coin used in place of legal tender. Issued by a local government or a private organization.
- A share certificate.
- a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
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- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- To organize in grades.
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (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.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (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.
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- A rating.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- The level of the ground.
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
verb
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
- To organize in grades.
- assign a rank or rating to
- level to the right gradient
- (linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- (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.
- (chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- (intransitive) To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- (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.
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- A rating.
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- a degree of ablaut
- the height of the ground on which something stands
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a body of students who are taught together
- (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
- (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- (Canada, US, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
- (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- The level of the ground.
- (mathematics) A gradian.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- (linguistics) Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- (Philippines, ophthalmology) An eyeglass prescription.
- (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
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- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- make or leave a mark on
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
noun
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
verb
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- induce to have sex
- get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
- make underscoring marks
- write a musical score for
- gain points in a game
- make small marks into the surface of
- (US, crime, slang, of a police officer) To extract a bribe.
- (intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
- (transitive, music, film) To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
- (vulgar, slang) To obtain a sexual favor.
- (ambitransitive) To obtain something desired.
- (transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
- To achieve academic credit on a test, quiz, homework, assignment, or course.
- (horse racing, ambitransitive) To return (a horse and rider) to the starting-point repeatedly, until a fair start is achieved.
- (gambling) To win money by gambling.
- To earn points in a game.
- (slang) To acquire or gain.
- (transitive) To rate; to evaluate the quality of.
noun
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- the facts about an actual situation
- a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- the act of scoring in a game or sport
- a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
- grounds
- a set of twenty members
- a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
- a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
- A subject.
- (music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.
- (UK, regional) In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach.
- (often in the plural) A great deal; many, several.
- A document which systematically lists differences among compiled manuscripts of a source text.
- A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
- An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
- (music) The music of a movie or play.
- (gambling) An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.
- A bribe paid to a police officer.
- (British, slang) Twenty pounds sterling.
- A robbery.
- The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
- The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
- (originally US, vulgar, slang) A sexual conquest.
- The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
- A period of twenty years.
- A weight of twenty pounds.
- An account; a reason; a motive; a sake; a behalf.
- A prostitute's client.
- A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
- Twenty (20).
- An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
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- To use a grading system based on the scale of performance of a group to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject; to curve a grade.
- (by extension) To compare the members of a set or group by using a relative scale, based on performance relative to other members.
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- Arranged by grade, level, or degree.
- (taxation) Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
- Having a university degree; having completed training.
- Marked with graduations.
- (ornithology) Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
- marked with or divided into degrees
- taking place by degrees