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CARPENTER'S LEVEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carpenter's level" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Meronyms (parts of "carpenter's level"):
level; spirit level (indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carpenter's level"):
plumb level (a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it)