| chalice | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. chalice, goblet | a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup. |
| ~ cup | a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle.; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" |
| ~ holy grail, sangraal, grail | (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper. |
| goblet | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. goblet | a drinking glass with a base and stem. |
| ~ drinking glass, glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking. |
| grade | | |
| n. (group) | 1. class, course, form, grade | a body of students who are taught together.; "early morning classes are always sleepy" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ master class | a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert. |
| ~ discussion section, section | a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately.; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course" |
| n. (state) | 2. grade, level, tier | a relative position or degree of value in a graded group.; "lumber of the highest grade" |
| ~ biosafety level | the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities. |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| ~ a level | the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level). |
| ~ gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level | the basic level of a subject taken in school. |
| ~ college level | the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. grade | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface.; "the road had a steep grade" |
| ~ gradient, slope | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal.; "a five-degree gradient" |
| ~ rising slope, upgrade, rise | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. |
| ~ downgrade | the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. grad, grade | one-hundredth of a right angle. |
| ~ angular unit | a unit of measurement for angles. |
| ~ right angle | the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines. |
| n. (communication) | 5. gradation, grade | a degree of ablaut. |
| ~ ablaut | a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song). |
| n. (cognition) | 6. grade, 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?" |
| ~ rating, valuation, evaluation | an appraisal of the value of something.; "he set a high valuation on friendship" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ centile, percentile | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total. |
| ~ decile | (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores. |
| ~ quartile | (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. grade, ground level | the height of the ground on which something stands.; "the base of the tower was below grade" |
| ~ elevation | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level).; "there was snow at the higher elevations" |
| n. (attribute) | 8. 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" |
| ~ caliber, calibre, quality | a degree or grade of excellence or worth.; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ intensiveness, intensity | high level or degree; the property of being intense. |
| ~ grind | the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground.; "a coarse grind of coffee" |
| ~ depth | degree of psychological or intellectual profundity. |
| ~ highness | a high degree (of amount or force etc.).; "responsible for the highness of the rates" |
| ~ high | a lofty level or position or degree.; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" |
| ~ low | a low level or position or degree.; "the stock market fell to a new low" |
| ~ lowness | a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.).; "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" |
| ~ extreme | the furthest or highest degree of something.; "he carried it to extremes" |
| ~ amplitude level | the level on a scale of amplitude. |
| ~ moderation, moderateness | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes. |
| ~ immoderateness, immoderation | the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation. |
| ~ spf, sun protection factor | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun. |
| n. (animal) | 9. grade | a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed. |
| ~ bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age.; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"; "a team of oxen" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. grade, 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" |
| ~ superordinate | place in a superior order or rank.; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" |
| ~ shortlist | put someone or something on a short list. |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| ~ subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value.; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" |
| ~ prioritise, prioritize | assign a priority to.; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" |
| ~ sequence | arrange in a sequence. |
| ~ downgrade | rate lower; lower in value or esteem. |
| ~ upgrade | rate higher; raise in value or esteem. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| v. (contact) | 11. grade | level to the right gradient. |
| ~ even, even out, level, flush | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| ~ aggrade | build up to a level by depositing sediment. |
| v. (cognition) | 12. grade, mark, score | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. grade | determine the grade of or assign a grade to. |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
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