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2grade noun [ORIGIN: L gradus step, degree, fr. gradi to step, go]

1 : a degree or stage in a series, order, or ranking

2 : a position in a scale of rank, quality, or order

3 : a class of persons or things of the same rank or quality

4 : a division of the school course representing one year's work; also : the pupils in such a division

5 plural : the elementary school system

6 : a mark or rating esp. of accomplishment in school

7 : the degree of slope (as of a road); also : SLOPE

8 : a reference level or starting point used for measuring or calculating

Synonyms

[1] cut, degree, inch, notch, peg, phase, point, stage, step—more at DEGREE

[2] caliber, class, quality, rate—more at QUALITY

[3] bracket, category, class, division, family, group, kind, order, set, species, type—more at CLASS

[7] cant, diagonal, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, upgrade—more at SLANT

[8] criterion, mark, measure, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick—more at STANDARD

grad·er noun : a machine for leveling earth

grade school noun : ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

gra·di·ent noun : the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent : SLOPE, GRADE

grad·u·al adjective : proceeding or changing by steps or degrees

— grad·u·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

imperceptible, progressive

Antonyms

sudden

grad·u·al·ism noun : the policy of approaching a desired end gradually

1graduate noun 1 : a holder of an academic degree or diploma

2 : a graduated container for measuring contents

2graduate adjective 1 : holding an academic degree or diploma

2 : of or relating to studies beyond the first or bachelor's degree <~ school>

3graduate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to grant or receive an academic degree or diploma

2 : to divide into grades, classes, or intervals

3 : to admit to a particular standing or grade

grad·u·a·tion noun 1 : a mark that graduates something

2 : arrangement in degrees or ranks

3 : COMMENCEMENT 2

Synonyms

ladder, scale—more at SCALE

graf·fi·ti noun : unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface

graf·fi·to noun, plural -ti : an inscription or drawing made on a public surface (as a wall)

1graft noun 1 : a grafted plant; also : the point of union in this

2 : material (as skin) used in grafting

3 : the getting of money or advantage dishonestly; also : the money or advantage so gained

2graft verb 1 : to insert a shoot from one plant into another so that they join and grow; also : to join one thing to another as in plant grafting <~ skin over a burn>

2 : to get (as money) dishonestly

— graft·er noun

gra·ham cracker noun : a slightly sweet cracker made chiefly of whole wheat flour

Grail noun : the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests

grain noun 1 : a seed or fruit of a cereal grass

2 : seeds or fruits of various food plants and esp. cereal grasses; also : a plant (as wheat) producing grain

3 : a small hard particle

4 : a unit of weight based on the weight of a grain of wheat

5 : TEXTURE; also : the arrangement of fibers in wood

6 : natural disposition

— grained adjective

Synonyms

[3] bit, granule, molecule, particle

[6] disposition, nature, temper, temperament—more at DISPOSITION

grain alcohol noun : ALCOHOL 1

grainy adjective grain·i·er; -est 1 : resembling or having some characteristic of grain : not smooth or fine

2 of a photograph : appearing to be composed of grain-like particles

Synonyms

coarse, granular—more at COARSE

1gram noun [ORIGIN: F gramme, fr. LL gramma, a small weight, fr. Gk gramma letter, writing, a small weight, fr. graphein to write]

: a metric unit of mass and weight equal to 1/1000 kilogram

2gram abbreviation grammar; grammatical

-gram noun combining form : drawing : writing : record

gram·mar noun 1 : the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations