n.
1.a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
2.a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
3.an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
4.a unit of temperature on a specified scale
5.a measure for arcs and angles
6.the highest power of a term or variable
7.the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
Idiom of the Day
hush up (something) or hush (something) up
to keep news of something from getting out, to prevent people from knowing about something
The government tried to hush up the bad economic news but the media soon discovered the facts.