n. 25B6; noun
hotels within the same grade : CATEGORY, set, class, classification, grouping, group, bracket.
his job is of the lowest grade : RANK, level, echelon, standing, position, class, status, order; step, rung, stratum, tier.
(N. Amer.) the best grades in the school : MARK, score; assessment, evaluation, appraisal.
(N. Amer.) the fifth grade : YEAR, form, class.
25B6; verb
eggs are graded by size : CLASSIFY, class, categorize, bracket, sort, group, arrange, pigeonhole; rank, evaluate, rate, value.
(N. Amer.) the essays have been graded : ASSESS, mark, score, judge, evaluate, appraise.
the colours grade into one another : PASS, shade, merge, blend.
25A0; make the grade (informal) COME UP TO STANDARD, come up to scratch, qualify, pass, pass muster, measure up; succeed, win through; informal be up to snuff, cut it, cut the mustard.