a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
direct into a position for use
of the score in a contest
become level or even
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
not showing abrupt variations
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
make level or straight
aim at
being on a precise horizontal plane
height above ground
oriented at right angles to the plumb
talk frankly with; lay it on the line
unpleasantly stern
violently agitated and turbulent
ready and able to resort to force or violence
not shaped by cutting or trimming
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
not carefully or expertly made
unkind or cruel or uncivil
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
full of hardship or trials
with rough motion as over a rough surface
having or caused by an irregular surface
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
not quite exact or correct
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
not perfected
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
