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| | ไม้หมุน | (n) a round-shaped board used to level off rice grain from a measuring tin, See also: levelling stick, Count Unit: อัน, Thai Definition: เรียกไม้กลมๆ สำหรับปาดปากสัดข้าวว่า ไม้หมุน |
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| | | 弦(P);絃;鉉 | [つる, tsuru] (n) (1) bowstring; (2) string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); (3) (esp. 鉉) bail (arched pot handle); (4) (also written as 梁) (See 枡・1) diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu; (P) #5,687 [Add to Longdo] | 横ばい(P);横這い | [よこばい(P);ヨコバイ, yokobai (P); yokobai] (n, vs) (1) (よこばい only) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; (n) (2) (uk) leafhopper (insect); jassid; (3) (abbr) (uk) (See ヨコバイガラガラヘビ) sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); (4) levelling off; stabilizing; (P) [Add to Longdo] | 均し;平し | [ならし, narashi] (n) average; leveling; levelling [Add to Longdo] | 擦り切り;擦切り;摩り切り | [すりきり, surikiri] (n, vs) (uk) levelling a powder or liquid (e.g. sugar, flour) in a container (when measuring) [Add to Longdo] | 準尺 | [じゅんしゃく, junshaku] (n) surveyor's leveling pole (levelling) [Add to Longdo] | 水準器 | [すいじゅんき, suijunki] (n) leveling instrument; levelling instrument; level [Add to Longdo] | 水準儀 | [すいじゅんぎ, suijungi] (n) leveling instrument; levelling instrument; surveyor's level [Add to Longdo] | 水準測量 | [すいじゅんそくりょう, suijunsokuryou] (n) leveling; levelling [Add to Longdo] | 地均し | [じならし, jinarashi] (n, vs) ground levelling (leveling); laying groundwork; smoothing the way [Add to Longdo] | 地固め | [じがため, jigatame] (n, vs) ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations [Add to Longdo] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leveled} (-[e^]ld) or
{Levelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leveling} or {Levelling}.]
1. To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the
condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat
or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.
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2. To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down;
to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
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And their proud structures level with the ground.
--Sandys.
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He levels mountains and he raises plains. --Dryden.
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3. To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to
point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
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Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall,
leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow. --Stow.
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4. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in
respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.;
as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.
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5. To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level
remarks to the capacity of children.
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For all his mind on honor fixed is,
To which he levels all his purposes. --Spenser.
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