Grad
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Short form of graduate. Short form of graduation.
Part of speech: abbreviation
Definition: gradian
Grade
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To assign scores to the components of an academic test.To assign a score to overall academic performance.To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A rating.A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passageA level of pre-collegiate education.A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).An area that has been graded by a grader (construction machine)The level of the ground.An angular measure equal to a 90th part of a right angle; a degree
Example sentence: Every author really wants to have letters printed in the papers. Unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.