Level
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with. (Frequency) Being unvaried. Being sensible.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground of possible. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze. To progress to the next level. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc). To levy.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. A distance relative to a given reference elevation. Degree or amount. In an Internet post, an indication of the number of previous replies at which a portion of text was written. One of several discrete segments of a game generally increasing in difficulty. Often numbered. Often, each level occupies different physical space (levels don't require any direct physical relationship to each other, e.g. vertically stacked, horizontally chained, etc). A periodic progression of integer values that quantify a character's experience and power. A floor of a multi-storey building. an area of almost perfectly flat land.
Example sentence: Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.
Charge
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To place a burden upon.To assign a duty to.To formally accuse of a crime.To assign a debit to an account.To pay on account, as by using a credit card.To cause to take on an electric charge.To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat, on horseback or both.To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.To commit a charging foul.(of a batsman) To take a few steps doen the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: responsibility.Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.A load or burden; cargo.The amount of money levied for a service.An instruction.A ground attack against a prepared enemy.An accusation.An electric charge.An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge.An image displayed on an escutcheon.
Example sentence: The prevailing - and foolish - attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he's managing. A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he's put in charge anyway.