class

Noun

class (plural classes)

1. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes

   The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the "small family" class.

   Often used to imply membership of a large class.

   This word has a whole class of metaphoric extensions.

2. A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes; upper class, middle class and working class.
3. (Used without an article) The division of society into classes.

   Jane Austen"s works deal with class in 18th-century England.

4. (Used without an article) Admirable behavior; elegance.

   Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.

5. (Used with or without an article.) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

   The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.

6. A series of classes covering a single subject.

   I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.

7. A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

   The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.

8. A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

   I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy.

9. (taxonomy) The classification below Phylum and above Order.

   Magnolias belong to class Magnoliopsida.

10. (computing) A set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior.
11. (mathematics) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.

    The class of all sets is not a set.

5 letters in word "class": A C L S S.

No anagrams for class found in this word list.

Words found within class:

al als as ass la lac lacs las lass sac sacs sal sals

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