class
noun
1 class
A collection of things sharing a common attribute:
— There are two classes of detergents.
Roget 75: class, division, category, categorema†, head, order, section; department, subdepartment, province, domain. kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan, breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset; assortment; feather, kidney; suit; range; gender, sex, kin. manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament; indication, particularization, selection, specification. similarity etc. 17. ... show more
Roget 542: school, academy, university, alma mater, college, seminary, Lyceum; institute, institution; palaestra, Gymnasium, class, seminar. day school, boarding school, preparatory school, primary school, infant school, dame's school, grammar school, middle class school, Board school, denominational school, National school, British and Foreign school, collegiate school, art school, continuation school, convent school, County Council school, government school, grant-in-aid school, high school, higher grade school, military school, missionary school, naval school, naval academy, state-aided school, technical school, voluntary school, school; school of art; kindergarten, nursery, creche, reformatory. pulpit, lectern, soap box desk, reading desk, ambo†, lecture room, theater, auditorium, amphitheater, forum, state, rostrum, platform, hustings, tribune. school book, horn book, text book; grammar, primer, abecedary†, rudiments, manual, vade mecum; encyclopedia, cyclopedia; Lindley Murray, Cocker; dictionary, lexicon. professorship, lectureship, readership, fellowship, tutorship; chair. School Board Council of Education; Board of Education; Board of Studies, Prefect of Studies; Textbook Committee; propaganda. ... show more
is a specific kind of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection.
is a broader term that covers: grammatical category, syntactic category | paradigm, substitution class | brass family | violin family | woodwind family | stamp | sex | declension | conjugation | denomination | histocompatibility complex ... show more.
has as a member: superphylum.
derivation: assort, classv1, classify, separate, sort, sort out | categorise, categorize | classify, relegate | categorial | categoric, categorical.
Dutch: klas, laag, categorie, klasse
Polish: rodzina
2 class
A body of students who are taught together:
— Early morning classes are always sleepy.
synonyms: course, form, grade.
Roget 541: learner, scholar, student, pupil; apprentice, prentice†, journeyman; articled clerk; beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur; abecedarian, alphabetarian†; alumnus, eleve [Fr.]. recruit, raw recruit, novice, neophyte, inceptor†, catechumen, probationer; seminarian, chela, fellow-commoner; debutant. [apprentice medical doctors] intern; resident. schoolboy; fresh, freshman, frosh; junior soph†, junior; senior soph†, senior; sophister†, sophomore; questionist†. [college and university students] undergraduate; graduate student; law student; medical student; pre-med; post-doctoral student, post-doc; matriculated student; part-time student, night student, auditor. [group of learners] class, grade, seminar, form, remove; pupilage etc. (learning) 539. disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte; fellow-student, condisciple†. [place of learning] school etc. 542. ... show more
is a specific kind of: assemblage, gathering.
is a broader term that covers: master class | discussion section, section.
Dutch: promotie
Polish: kurs
3 class
People having the same social, economic, or educational status:
— The working class.
— An emerging professional class.
synonyms: social class, socio-economic class, stratum.
is a specific kind of: people.
is a broader term that covers: domain, world | age class | agriculture | brotherhood, fraternity, sodality | estate, estate of the realm, the three estates | labor, labour, proletariat, working class | lower class, underclass | bourgeoisie, middle class | booboisie | commonality, commonalty, commons | peasantry | demimonde | underworld | yeomanry | caste | caste | upper class, upper crust | ninja | firing line | immigrant class | center | old school | market | craft, trade | fair sex, woman, womanhood ... show more.
is a part of: society.
is a member of: class structure.
derivation: assort, classv1, classify, separate, sort, sort out | classify, relegate.
Dutch: geleding, klasse, laag
Polish: warstwa
4 class
Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings:
— Flirting is not unknown in college classes.
synonyms: course, course of instruction, course of study.
is a specific kind of: didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching.
is a broader term that covers: adult education | art class | childbirth-preparation class | correspondence course | course of lectures | directed study | elective, elective course | extension course | home study | industrial arts | orientation, orientation course | propaedeutic, propaedeutics | refresher, refresher course | required course | seminar | shop, shop class | workshop ... show more.
has as a part: coursework | lesson | lecture, lecturing | class period, course session, recitation.
Dutch: cursus, leergang
Polish: kurs
5 class
A league ranked by quality:
— He played baseball in class D for two years.
synonym: division.
is a specific kind of: conference, league.
derivation: assort, classv1, classify, separate, sort, sort out | classify, relegate.
Dutch: divisie
6 class
A body of students who graduate together:
— The class of '97.
synonym: year.
is a specific kind of: assemblage, gathering.
is a broader term that covers: graduating class | senior class | junior class | sophomore class | freshman class.
Dutch: klas, schoolklas
Polish: klasa, oddział, poziom
7 class
biology A taxonomic group containing one or more orders.
is a specific kind of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group.
is a broader term that covers: class Schizomycetes, Schizomycetes | class Cyanobacteria, class Cyanophyceae, Cyanophyceae | class Sarcodina, Sarcodina | Actinopoda, subclass Actinopoda | Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda | Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliata, class Ciliophora | Infusoria, subclass Infusoria | Chrysophyceae, class Chrysophyceae, class Heterokontae, Heterokontae | class Xanthophyceae, Xanthophyceae | Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, class Diatomophyceae, Diatomophyceae | class Phaeophyceae, Phaeophyceae | class Cyclosporeae, Cyclosporeae | class Euglenophyceae, Euglenophyceae | Chlorophyceae, class Chlorophyceae | class Ulvophyceae, Ulvophyceae | Charophyceae, class Charophyceae | class Rhodophyceae, Rhodophyceae | class Flagellata, class Mastigophora, Flagellata, Mastigophora | subclass Zoomastigina, Zoomastigina | Phytomastigina, subclass Phytomastigina | class Cryptophyceae, Cryptophyceae | class Sporozoa, Sporozoa | subclass Telosporidia, Telosporidia | Acnidosporidia, subclass Acnidosporidia | Cnidosporidia, subclass Cnidosporidia | Ascidiaceae, class Ascidiaceae | class Thaliacea, Thaliacea | class Larvacea, Larvacea | Agnatha, superclass Agnatha | Gnathostomata, superclass Gnathostomata | class Placodermi, Placodermi | Chondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyes | Holocephali, subclass Holocephali | Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii | Aves, class Aves | Archaeornithes, subclass Archaeornithes | amphibia, class Amphibia | class Reptilia, Reptilia | Anapsida, subclass Anapsida | Lepidosauria, subclass Lepidosauria | Archosauria, subclass Archosauria | subclass Synapsida, Synapsida | Chelicerata, superclass Chelicerata | Arachnida, class Arachnida | superclass Myriapoda | class Pauropoda, Pauropoda | class Symphyla, Symphyla | class Tardigrada, Tardigrada | Chilopoda, class Chilopoda | class Diplopoda, class Myriapoda, Diplopoda, Myriapoda | class Mammalia, Mammalia | Prototheria, subclass Prototheria | Pantotheria, subclass Pantotheria | Metatheria, subclass Metatheria | Eutheria, subclass Eutheria | class Hyalospongiae, Hyalospongiae | class Scyphozoa, Scyphozoa | class Hydrozoa, Hydrozoa | Actinozoa, Anthozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa | class Nuda, Nuda | class Tentaculata, Tentaculata | class Turbellaria, Turbellaria | class Trematoda, Trematoda | Cestoda, class Cestoda | Aphasmidia, class Aphasmidia | class Phasmidia, Phasmidia | Archiannelida, class Archiannelida | class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta | class Polychaeta, Polychaeta | class Hirudinea, Hirudinea | class Scaphopoda, Scaphopoda | class Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda | Opisthobranchia, subclass Opisthobranchia | Amphineura, subclass Amphineura | class Polyplacophora, Polyplacophora | Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia | Cephalopoda, class Cephalopoda | Dibranchia, Dibranchiata, subclass Dibranchia, subclass Dibranchiata | class Crustacea, Crustacea | Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca | Entomostraca, subclass Entomostraca | Branchiopoda, subclass Branchiopoda | Copepoda, subclass Copepoda | Ostracoda, subclass Ostracoda | Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia | class Onychophora, Onychophora | class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta | Exopterygota, Hemimetabola, subclass Exopterygota | Asteroidea, class Asteroidea | class Ophiuroidea, Ophiuroidea | Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida | Euryalida, subclass Euryalida | class Echinoidea, Echinoidea | class Crinoidea, Crinoidea | class Holothuroidea, Holothuroidea | Hominoidea, superfamily Hominoidea | Channidae, class Channidae | class Osteichthyes, Osteichthyes | Crossopterygii, subclass Crossopterygii | Dipnoi, subclass Dipnoi | subclass Teleostei, Teleostei | Anthoceropsida, class Anthoceropsida | Bryopsida, class Bryopsida, class Musci, Musci | class Hepaticae, class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida | class Gymnospermae, division Gymnospermophyta, Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta | class Gnetopsida, Gnetophyta, Gnetophytina, Gnetopsida, subdivision Gnetophytina | class Cycadopsida, Cycadophyta, Cycadophytina, Cycadopsida, subdivision Cycadophyta, subdivision Cycadophytina | class Pteridospermopsida, Pteridospermopsida | class Coniferopsida, Coniferophyta, Coniferophytina, Coniferopsida, subdivision Coniferophytina | class Pinopsida, Pinophytina, Pinopsida, subdivision Pinophytina | class Taxopsida, subdivision Taxophytina, Taxophytina, Taxopsida | class Ginkgophytina, class Ginkgopsida, Ginkgophytina, Ginkgopsida, subdivision Ginkgophyta, subdivision Ginkgophytina | Angiospermae, Anthophyta, class Angiospermae, division Anthophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Magnoliophyta | class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida | Magnoliidae, ranalian complex, subclass Magnoliidae | class Liliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Liliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones | Alismatidae, subclass Alismatidae | Arecidae, subclass Arecidae | Commelinidae, subclass Commelinidae | Caryophyllidae, subclass Caryophyllidae | Asteridae, subclass Asteridae | Rosidae, subclass Rosidae | Hamamelidae, subclass Hamamelidae | Dilleniidae, subclass Dilleniidae | Liliidae, subclass Liliidae | class Zygomycetes, Zygomycetes | class Myxomycetes, Myxomycetes | Acrasiomycetes, class Acrasiomycetes | class Oomycetes, Oomycetes | Chytridiomycetes, class Chytridiomycetes | class Eumycetes, Eumycetes | class Deuteromycetes, Deuteromycetes | Basidiomycetes, class Basidiomycetes | Homobasidiomycetes, subclass Homobasidiomycetes | Heterobasidiomycetes, subclass Heterobasidiomycetes | class Hymenomycetes, Hymenomycetes | Ascomycetes, class Ascomycetes | Euascomycetes, subclass Euascomycetes | class Hemiascomycetes, Hemiascomycetes | class Plectomycetes, Plectomycetes | class Pyrenomycetes, Pyrenomycetes | Discomycetes, subclass Discomycetes | class Gasteromycetes, class Gastromycetes, Gasteromycetes, Gastromycetes | class Tiliomycetes, Tiliomycetes | class Filicinae, class Filicopsida, Filicinae, Filicopsida | class Psilopsida, class Psilotatae, Psilopsida, Psilotatae | class Equisetatae, class Sphenopsida, Equisetatae, Sphenopsida | class Lycopodiate, class Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, Lycopsida | class Lycopodineae, Lycopodineae ... show more.
has as a member: order.
is a member of: phylum.
domain category: biological science, biology.
derivation: assort, classv1, classify, separate, sort, sort out | classify, relegate.
Dutch: klasse
Polish: gromada
8 class
Elegance in dress or behavior.
Polish: poziom, klasa
verb
1 class
Arrange or order by classes or categories:
— How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?.
synonyms: assort, classify, separate, sort, sort out.
Roget 60: reduce to order, bring into order; introduce order into; rally. arrange, dispose, place, form; put in order, set in order, place in order; set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal; cast the parts, assign the parts; dispose of, assign places to; assort, sort; sift, riddle; put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array; apportion. class, classify; divide; file, string together, thread; register etc. (record) 551; catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade. methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix. unravel, disentangle, ravel, card; disembroil†; feaze†. ... show more
is a specific kind of: categorise, categorize.
is a broader term that covers: unitise, unitize | catalog, catalogue | isolate | refer | reclassify | size | dichotomise, dichotomize | pigeonhole, stamp, stereotype | group | grade | count, number ... show more.
entailment: compare.
derivation: assortment, categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization | sorting | sorter | categorisation, categorization, classification, sorting | form, kind, sort, variety | categorisation, categorization, classification | classn3, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | category, classn1, family | classn7 | classn5, division | classifier | sorter | sort, sorting | classificatory ... show more.
Dutch: ordenen, klasseren, groeperen, sorteren, uitsplitsen
Moby thesaurus: account, adherents, advantageousness, agreeableness, allot, alphabetize, analyze, animal kingdom, antonomasia, appraise, appreciate, arrange, ashram, assembly, assess, assign, assort, auspiciousness, bearing, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, binomial nomenclature, biosystematics, biosystematy, biotype, birth, blood, body, bracket, branch, brand, break down, breed, breeding, brethren, brood, caliber, call, caste, catalog, categorize, category, church, churchgoers, clan, classification, classify, codify, cogency, colony, color, commonwealth, commune, communion, community, condition, confession, congregation, consider, deme, denomination, descent, description, desert, digest, discernment, disciples, distinction, divide, division, domain, echelon, economic class, elegance, endogamous group, estate, estimate, evaluate, excellence, expedience, extended family, extraction, factor, fairness, faith, family, favorableness, feather, figure, file, fineness, first-rateness, flock, fold, folk, followers, footing, form, form an estimate, gauge, genotype, genre, gens, genus, give an appreciation, glossology, goodliness, goodness, grace, grade, grain, group, grouping, guess, head, heading, healthiness, helpfulness, hierarchy, hold, house, identify, ilk, importance, index, ism, judge, kidney, kin, kind, kindness, kingdom, kinship group, label, laity, laymen, league, level, line, lineage, list, make an estimation, mark, matriclan, measure, merit, minyan, moiety, nation, nature, niceness, nomenclature, nonclerics, nonordained persons, nuclear family, onomastics, onomatology, order, orismology, parish, parishioners, part, patriclan, pedigree, people, persuasion, phratria, phratry, phyle, phylum, pigeonhole, place, place-names, place-naming, plant kingdom, pleasantness, polyonymy, position, power structure, precedence, predicament, presence, prestige, prize, profitableness, quality, race, range, rank, rate, rating, realm, reckon, refinement, regard, rewardingness, rubric, savoir faire, school, score, sect, section, seculars, separate, sept, series, set, settlement, sheep, sift, skillfulness, social class, society, sort, sort out, soundness, species, sphere, stage, stamp, standing, station, status, stem, stirps, stock, strain, stratum, stripe, style, subcaste, subclass, subdivide, subdivision, subfamily, subgenus, subgroup, subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe, superclass, superfamily, superiority, superorder, superspecies, systematics, tabulate, taste, taxonomy, terminology, thrash out, tier, title, toponymy, totem, track, tribe, trinomialism, type, usefulness, validity, valuate, value, variety, virtue, virtuousness, weigh, wholeness, winnow, worth, year ... show more.
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