leveling

Razing a building

Leveling is the process of making something flat, even, or equal.

You level ground before building, level a playing field to ensure fairness, or level criticism at someone by directing it straight at them.

In gaming, leveling means advancing a character through experience points: I spent the weekend leveling my mage.

The word also describes destruction—to level a building is to flatten it completely.

flattening

grading

Assigning marks to work

bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
planingRemoving surface material

terracing · excavating · earthmoving · razing · demolishing · scraping · compacting · backfilling · groundwork · clearing

equalizing

balancing

Achieving equal distribution

standardizingEstablishing uniform criteria
eveningLate day period
redistributingAllocating again differently

harmonizing · democratizing · equity · parity · fairness · uniformity · equilibrium · normalization · homogenizing · rebalancing

gaming

experience

Practical knowledge from life

XPGaming progress currency
grindingMolar action sometimes
progressionSequential forward movement

boosting · farming · questing · milestone · unlocking · endgame · tier · prestige · raid

adjustment

calibrating

Adjusting for accuracy

tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
balancingAchieving equal distribution
tweakingSlight adjustment process

regulating · fine-tuning · shimming · trimming · correcting · optimizing · zeroing · nulling · truing · compensating

surveying

theodolite

Precision angle-measuring instrument

transitMovement between places
benchmarkStandard for comparison
tripodStabilizing support structure

elevation · datum · rod · stadia · backsight · foresight · plumb

Categories

steamrollingbulldozing, crushing, flattening, trampling, plowing
building repaircrack repair, foundation repair, repointing, tuckpointing, concrete repair
foundation repairunderpinning, piers, footings, pilings
Land Improvementland reclamation, soil improvement, soil amendment, erosion control, soil conservation
mechanical adjustmentsalignment, calibration, tuning, tightening, loosening
optical alignmentcollimator, boresight, theodolite, reticle, graticule

Opposites

flatness/surface uniformity

levelingroughening

Making less smooth

crumpling · wrinkling · corrugating · warping · texturing

vertical orientation/construction

levelingerecting

Building or raising

raising · building · constructing · rearing · elevating

equality/hierarchy

levelingstratifying

Arranging into hierarchical layers

hierarchizing · differentiating · ranking · tiering · grading

Phrases

leveling withSpeaking honestly to
leveling upAscending to higher rank
leveling offReaching a stable state
leveling systemMechanic tracking character growth
dialect levelingRegional speech differences diminishing
power levelingRapid game character advancement

Family

level, levels, leveled, levelled, levelling, leveler, leveller, levellers, levelers

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