I. noun
1.
a unit or a subunit of a larger whole made up of members sharing one or more characteristics
miniaturization of circuitry made possible a whole new class of small computers and calculators
Synonyms: category, grade, group, grouping, league, pigeonhole, tier
Related Word: brand, color, description, feather, genre, grain, ilk, kidney, kind, nature, order, sort, stamp, style, type; bracket, branch, denomination, division, head, section; genus, species
2.
Synonyms: quality 3, caliber, grade
3.
Synonyms: type , feather, ilk, kidney, kind, order, sort, species, stripe, variety
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: assort , categorize, classify, group, pigeonhole, sort
2.
to put into an appropriate class
he is generally classed among our leading theoretical physicists
Synonyms: classify, evaluate, grade, rank, rate
Related Word: appraise, gauge, judge; divide, part, separate; allot, assign; account, assess, consider, hold, reckon, regard; mark, score