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Level vs. Stage

Level and Stage Definitions

Level

Relative position or rank on a scale
The local level of government.
Studying at the graduate level.

Stage

A raised and level floor or platform.

Level

A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration
An unsafe level of toxicity.
A high level of frustration.

Stage

A raised platform on which theatrical performances are presented.

Level

A natural or proper position, place, or stage
I finally found my own level in the business world.

Stage

An area in which actors perform.

Level

Position along a vertical axis; height or depth
A platform at knee level.

Stage

The acting profession, or the world of theater. Used with the
The stage is her life.

Level

A horizontal line or plane at right angles to the plumb.

Stage

The scene of an event or of a series of events.

Level

The position or height of such a line or plane.

Stage

A platform on a microscope that supports a slide for viewing.

Level

A flat, horizontal surface.

Stage

A scaffold for workers.

Level

A land area of uniform elevation.

Stage

A resting place on a journey, especially one providing overnight accommodations.

Level

An instrument for ascertaining whether a surface is horizontal, vertical, or at a 45° angle, consisting essentially of an encased, liquid-filled tube containing an air bubble that moves to a center window when the instrument is set on an even plane. Also called spirit level.

Stage

The distance between stopping places on a journey; a leg
Proceeded in easy stages.

Level

Such a device combined with a telescope and used in surveying.

Stage

A stagecoach.

Level

A computation of the difference in elevation between two points by using such a device.

Stage

A level or story of a building.

Level

Having a flat, smooth surface
A level countertop.

Stage

The height of the surface of a river or other fluctuating body of water above a set point
At flood stage.

Level

Being on a horizontal plane
A level field.

Stage

A level, degree, or period of time in the course of a process
The toddler stage of child development.
The early stages of a disease.

Level

Being at the same height or position as another; even.

Stage

A point in the course of an action or series of events
Too early to predict a winner at this stage.

Level

Being at the same degree of rank, standing, or advantage as another; equal.

Stage

One of two or more successive propulsion units of a rocket vehicle that fires after the preceding one has been jettisoned.

Level

Being or relating to a specified rank or standing. Often used in combination
A lower-level administrator.

Stage

(Geology) A subdivision in the classification of stratified rocks, ranking just below a series and representing rock formed during a chronological age.

Level

Exhibiting no abrupt variations; steady
Spoke in a level tone.

Stage

(Electronics) An element or a group of elements in a complex arrangement of parts, especially a single tube or transistor and its accessory components in an amplifier.

Level

Rational and balanced; sensible
Came to a level appraisal of the situation.
Keeps a level head in an emergency.

Stage

To exhibit or present to an audience
Stage a boxing match.

Level

Filled evenly to the top
A level tablespoon of the medicine.

Stage

To prepare (a house) for sale by altering its appearance.

Level

To make horizontal, flat, or even
Leveled the driveway with a roller.
Leveled off the hedges with the clippers.

Stage

To produce or direct (a theatrical performance)
That director has staged Hamlet in New York City.

Level

To place on the same rank; equalize.

Stage

To arrange the subjects of (a movie, for example) in front of a camera to achieve a desired effect
The director stages romantic scenes well.

Level

To tear down (a building, for example); raze.

Stage

To arrange and carry out
Stage an invasion.

Level

To knock down, as with a blow; lay low
Leveled the opponent with an uppercut.

Stage

(Medicine) To determine the extent or progression of (a cancer, for example).

Level

To aim along a horizontal plane
Leveled the gun at the target.

Stage

To be adaptable to or suitable for theatrical presentation
A play that stages well.

Level

To direct emphatically or forcefully toward someone
Leveled charges of dishonesty.

Stage

To stop at a designated place in the course of a journey
"tourists from London who had staged through Warsaw" (Frederick Forsyth).

Level

To measure the different elevations of (a tract of land) with a level.

Stage

A phase.
He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.

Level

To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.

Stage

(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.

Level

To aim a weapon horizontally.

Stage

(theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
The band returned to the stage to play an encore.

Level

(Informal) To be frank and open
Advised the suspect to level with the authorities.

Stage

A floor or storey of a house.

Level

Along a flat or even line or plane.

Stage

A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.

Level

The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?

Stage

A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.

Level

At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.

Stage

A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers.
The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.

Level

Unvaried in frequency.
His pulse has been level for 12 hours.

Stage

(dated) A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.

Level

Unvaried in volume.
His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.

Stage

(dated) A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road.
A stage of ten miles

Level

Calm.
He kept a level head under stress.
He kept a level gaze.

Stage

(electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
A 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter

Level

In the same position or rank.

Stage

The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
He placed the slide on the stage.

Level

Straightforward; direct; clear.

Stage

(video games) A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.
How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?

Level

Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
A level head; a level understanding

Stage

A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.

Level

(phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.

Stage

(geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.

Level

(physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity.

Stage

An internship.

Level

A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.

Stage

(transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".

Level

A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.

Stage

To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.

Level

Degree or amount.
The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.
We've reached a new level of success.

Stage

(transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
The workers staged a strike.
A protest will be staged in the public square on Monday.

Level

Achievement or qualification.
She achieved a high level of distinction.

Stage

(transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.
To stage data to be written at a later time

Level

(computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.

Stage

To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to

Level

(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
It took me weeks to get to level seven.
Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.

Stage

(astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
In Kerbal Space Program, you stage away used-up parts of your rocket by hitting the spacebar.

Level

A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.
My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.

Stage

A floor or story of a house.

Level

A floor of a multi-storey building.
Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.

Stage

An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like.

Level

(British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.

Stage

A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like; a scaffold; a staging.

Level

A school grade or year.

Stage

A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.

Level

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.

Stage

The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited.
Knights, squires, and steeds, must enter on the stage.
Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age.

Level

To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
The hurricane leveled the forest.

Stage

A place where anything is publicly exhibited; the scene of any noted action or career; the spot where any remarkable affair occurs; as, politicians must live their lives on the public stage.
When we are born, we cry that we are comeTo this great stage of fools.
Music and ethereal mirthWherewith the stage of air and earth did ring.

Level

To progress to the next level.
I levelled after defeating the dragon.

Stage

The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope.

Level

To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
He levelled an accusation of fraud at the directors.
The hunter levels the gun before taking a shot.

Stage

A place of rest on a regularly traveled road; a stage house; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.

Level

To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).

Stage

A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road; as, a stage of ten miles.
A stage . . . signifies a certain distance on a road.
He traveled by gig, with his wife, his favorite horse performing the journey by easy stages.

Level

(sports) To make the score of a game equal.

Stage

A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result.
Such a polity is suited only to a particular stage in the progress of society.

Level

(figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
To level all the ranks and conditions of men

Stage

A large vehicle running from station to station for the accommodation of the public; a stagecoach; an omnibus.
I went in the sixpenny stage.

Level

To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
To level remarks to the capacity of children

Stage

One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants; as, the larval stage; pupa stage; zœa stage.

Level

To speak honestly and openly with.

Stage

To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage; to display publicly.

Level

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; - this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.

Stage

Any distinct time period in a sequence of events;
We are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected

Level

A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; - this is the apparent level at the given point.

Stage

A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
A remarkable degree of frankness
At what stage are the social sciences?

Level

An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea.
After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.
Shot from the deadly level of a gun.

Stage

A large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience;
He clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box

Level

Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation.
Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.
Somebody there of his own level.
Be the fair level of thy actions laidAs temperance wills and prudence may persuade.

Stage

The theater as a profession (usually `the stage');
An early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage

Level

A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.
When merit shall find its level.

Stage

Any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something;
All the world's a stage
It set the stage for peaceful negotiations

Level

An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.

Stage

A large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns;
We went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles

Level

A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.

Stage

A section or portion of a journey or course;
Then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise

Level

Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or lake.
Ample spaces o'er the smoothAnd level pavement.

Stage

A small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

Level

Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level.

Stage

Perform (a play), especially on a stage;
We are going to stage `Othello'

Level

Even with anything else; of the same height; on the same line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance; - followed by with, sometimes by to.
Young boys and girlsAre level now with men; the odds is gone.
Everything lies level to our wish.

Stage

Plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

Level

Straightforward; direct; clear; open.
A very plain and level account.

Level

Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.]

Level

Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection.

Level

To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.

Level

To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
And their proud structures level with the ground.
He levels mountains and he raises plains.

Level

To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall, leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.

Level

Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.; as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.

Level

To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level remarks to the capacity of children.
For all his mind on honor fixed is,To which he levels all his purposes.

Level

To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit.
With such accommodation and besortAs levels with her breeding.

Level

To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object; as, he leveled a gun at the bandit and fired.
The foeman may with as great aim level at the edge of a penknife.
The glory of God and the good of his church . . . ought to be the mark whereat we also level.
She leveled at our purposes.

Level

A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality;
A moderate degree of intelligence
A high level of care is required
It is all a matter of degree

Level

A relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
Lumber of the highest grade

Level

A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
A remarkable degree of frankness
At what stage are the social sciences?

Level

Height above ground;
The water reached ankle level
The pictures were at the same level

Level

Indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

Level

A flat surface at right angles to a plumb line;
Park the car on the level

Level

Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;
What level is the office on?

Level

An abstract place usually conceived as having depth;
A good actor communicates on several levels
A simile has at least two layers of meaning
The mind functions on many strata simultaneously

Level

Aim at;
Level criticism or charges at somebody

Level

Tear down so as to make flat with the ground;
The building was levelled

Level

Make level or straight;
Level the ground

Level

Direct into a position for use;
Point a gun
He charged his weapon at me

Level

Talk frankly with; lay it on the line;
I have to level with you

Level

Become level or even;
The ground levelled off

Level

Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;
A flat desk
Acres of level farmland
A plane surface

Level

Not showing abrupt variations;
Spoke in a level voice
She gave him a level look

Level

Being on a precise horizontal plane;
A billiard table must be level

Level

Oriented at right angles to the plumb;
The picture is level

Level

Of the score in a contest;
The score is tied

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