levelers
Those who flatten
Levelers are people or things that make things equal or uniform.
A tool that levels surfaces is a leveler.
So is any force that erases distinctions: Death is the great leveler.
The Levellers were a 17th-century English political movement advocating expanded suffrage and equality before the law—radical ideas for their time.
Advocates for equal rights
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
- redistributorsThose who spread resources
- democratizersThose spreading power widely
- equalizersThings that balance disparities
progressives · revolutionaries · socialists · radicals · activists · agitators · sans-culottes · populists
Alteration to improve fit
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
- truingCorrecting to exact form
calibrator · gauge · tolerance · precision · accuracy · reference point · datum · specification
Movement between places
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- vialSmall glass liquid holder
- plumbExactly vertical or true
straightedge · screed · shims · benchmark · clinometer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- graderOne who assigns scores
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
earthmover · backhoe · subgrade · cut and fill · terracing · land clearing · soil compaction
Balancing mass in machinery
- ballastShip stability material
- dampenerThing that reduces force
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
load balancer · compensator · regulator · gyroscope · flywheel · anti-roll bar · trim tab · outrigger
egalitarians
Advocates for equal rights
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
- redistributorsThose who spread resources
- democratizersThose spreading power widely
equalizers · progressives · revolutionaries · socialists · radicals · activists · agitators · sans-culottes · populists · collectivists
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
truing · calibrator · gauge · tolerance · precision · accuracy · reference point · datum · specification · measurement
transit
Movement between places
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- vialSmall glass liquid holder
plumb · straightedge · screed · shims · benchmark · clinometer
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
compactor · earthmover · backhoe · subgrade · cut and fill · terracing · land clearing · soil compaction
counterweight
Balancing mass in machinery
- ballastShip stability material
- dampenerThing that reduces force
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
shock absorber · load balancer · compensator · regulator · gyroscope · flywheel · anti-roll bar · trim tab · outrigger · counterbalance
- farm equipmenttractor, tractors, plow, plows, plough
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- billiard tablespool table, snooker table, felt, baize, cloth
- supportsscaffolding, shoring, bracing, props, jacks
- Electroplatingelectrodeposition, electroplating, chrome plating, nickel plating, gold plating
- Metal Chemicalsetchant, flux, pickle, brightener, activator
levelerselitists
Those claiming superiority
aristocrats · social climbers · royalists · oligarchs · plutocrats
levelersraisers
Those who elevate
elevators · builders · excavators · graders
- leveled upAchieved higher status
- leveled offBecame flat, steady