CLASS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he took a course in basket weaving
    • flirting is not unknown in college classes
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • elegance in dress or behavior
    Usage Example(s)
    • she has a lot of class
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • people having the same social or economic status
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the working class
    • an emerging professional class
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • there are two classes of detergents
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a body of students who are taught together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • early morning classes are always sleepy
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a body of students who graduate together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the class of ”97
    • she was in my year at Hoehandle High
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a league ranked by quality
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he played baseball in class D for two years
    • Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

CLASS as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • arrange or order by classes or categories
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • How would you classify these pottery shards–are they prehistoric?
    Hypernyms(s) class is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)