degree
Angle measurement unit
The idea that unites many meanings of degree is in a word related to it: grade.
Things that vary by increments or stages can be characterized with degrees, such as temperature (50 degrees Celsius), or the seriousness of a crime (first degree murder).
In higher education, a degree is a certificate marking a stage of completion: He was awarded his master’s degree.
In family relationships, a degree is a step of one generation: a second-degree cousin.
People often use degree in a general way in phrases such as to a certain degree, which means “somewhat.”
Unwed male adult
- masterAuthority or controller
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
- associateConnect mentally or socially
diploma · certification · major · minor · thesis · dissertation · commencement · honors
Angle-measuring instrument
Range or magnitude
- measureUnit of quantity
- amountTotal quantity present
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- severityIntensity of sternness
magnitude · extreme · profound · strong · heightened · amplified · moderation · gradation
Heat-measuring instrument
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- freezingExtremely cold
- feverElevated body temperature
- body temperatureInternal heat level
room temperature · absolute zero · thermostat · mercury · heat index · wind chill · pyrometer · hypothermia
bachelor
Unwed male adult
- masterAuthority or controller
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
associate · diploma · certification · major · minor · thesis · dissertation · commencement · honors · magna cum laude
protractor
Angle-measuring instrument
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
obtuse · 360 · 180 · 90 · 45 · triangle · vertex · arc · rotation · bisect
extent
Range or magnitude
severity · magnitude · extreme · profound · strong · heightened · amplified · moderation · gradation · increment
thermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
body temperature · room temperature · absolute zero · thermostat · mercury · heat index · wind chill · pyrometer · hypothermia · hyperthermia
rank
Position in hierarchy
order · position · nobility · peerage · aristocracy · hierarchy · social standing · caste · prestige · eminence
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- Heat & Temperaturethermometer, Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, temperature
degreedropout
One who quits early
uneducated · self-taught · autodidact · hobby · amateur
degreetotality
Complete aggregate amount
entirety · absolute · whole · completeness · all
degreeestimate
Informed guess at quantity
approximation · guess · ballpark · inexactness · vagueness
- master's degreePost-college academic credential
- 90 degreesMeasure of perpendicularity
- first degreeInitial academic credential
- bachelor's degreeFirst-level university qualification
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
- college degreesTitles earned from universities
degrees, degrade, degrease, master's degree, degreed, nondegree, degreeless, bachelor's degree, degrees Celsius