| noun | a body of students who are taught together “early morning classes are always sleepy” |
| noun | a relative position or degree of value in a graded group “lumber of the highest grade” |
| noun | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface “the road had a steep grade” |
| noun | one-hundredth of a right angle |
| noun | a degree of ablaut |
| noun | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) “she made good marks in algebra” |
| noun | the height of the ground on which something stands “the base of the tower was below grade” |
| noun | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality “a moderate grade of intelligence” |
| noun | a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed |
| verb | assign a rank or rating to “how would you rank these students?” |
| verb | level to the right gradient |
| verb | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation “grade tests” |
| verb | determine the grade of or assign a grade to |
| grade | verb | assign a rank or rating to |
| gradual | adjective | (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt |
| score | verb | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation |
| rank | noun | relative status |
| order | noun | a degree in a continuum of size or quantity |
| ordering | noun | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement |
| grade | noun | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) |
| gradation | noun | relative position in a graded series |
| grader | noun | a judge who assigns grades to something |
| grading | noun | the act of arranging in a graduated series |
| place | noun | an item on a list or in a sequence |
| score | noun | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) |
| scorer | noun | an official who records the score during the progress of a game |
| scoring | noun | evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score |
| marking | noun | evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score |