level

modif.

1. Smooth

   smooth, polished, rolled, planed; see flat 1, smooth 1.

2. Of an even height

   even, flat, plane, regular, equal, uniform, flush, of the same height, in the same plane, common, same, constant, straight, true, parallel, equable, balanced, steady, unfluctuating, stable, trim, trimmed, precise, exact, matching, matched, unbroken, on a line, lined up, aligned, uninterrupted, continuous; see also parallel 1, smooth 1.

   Antonyms irregular*, uneven*, crooked. *

3. Horizontal

   horizontal, plane, flat, leveled, true, flattened, tabular, recumbent, supine, lying prone; see also flat 1.

   Antonyms upright*, vertical*, perpendicular.

level describes a surface that has no part higher than any other, and is applied to a surface that is parallel to the plane of the horizon or that is the same height as, or in the same plane with, another; flat implies the absence to any marked degree of depressions or elevations in a surface, in whatever direction it lies; plane describes a real or imaginary surface that is absolutely flat and wholly contains every straight line joining any two points lying in it; even is applied to a surface that is uniformly level or flat, or to a surface that is in the same plane with, or in a plane parallel to, another; a smooth surface has no roughness or projections, often as a result of wear, planing, polishing, etc.

find one's (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>its) level

one's level best*

on the level*

level

v.

1. To straighten

   surface, bulldoze, equalize; see smooth 1, straighten.

2. To demolish

   ruin, waste, wreck; see destroy 1.

3. *To be honest with

   be frank with, be level with, be straight with, come to terms, be open and aboveboard.