level
//ˈlɛvəl//
Noun
A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality.
The noise level in the classroom was too high.
A flat surface or area, especially one at a particular height.
The house is built on two levels.
A floor or story in a building.
The restaurant is on the third level of the building.
A tool used to determine whether a surface is horizontal.
The carpenter used a level to make sure the shelf was straight.
Adjective
Having a flat, horizontal surface without slopes or bumps.
Make sure the ground is level before you build the shed.
At the same height or position; equal in rank or degree.
Make sure the shelves are level before you attach them to the wall.
Verb
To make something flat or horizontal.
We need to level the ground before building the house.
To demolish or destroy a building or structure completely.
The old factory was leveled to make way for a new shopping mall.
To aim or direct something at a target.
He leveled his gun at the target.