| noun | the act of arranging in a graduated series |
| noun | changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface |
| noun | evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score “what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do” |
| 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 |
| mark | verb | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation |
| 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 |