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 passage A 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: Everywhere you look, there is a charity or a project in school to get involved in. In eighth grade, there was this program called CJSF, California Junior Scholarship Foundation. We were involved in soup kitchens and toy drives, and your school can set up something like that. If your school doesn't have a program like that, set one up.
Tier
Part of speech: noun
Definition: One who ties (knots, etc).Something that ties.A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To arrange in layers.To cascade in an overlapping sequence.