👩‍🏫 A group of students 🏷️ A group or category 💃 Elegance or style 🗂️ To group things

class

∞ 1.8

A group of people or things with a shared quality

noun
/klæs/

: clase

Instructor factors mediate the impact of the teaching methods on class interaction and in-class learning.
middle class
working class
social class

You know, no one wants the working class to be inspired.

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Examples

You know, no one wants the working class to be inspired.

The Diary Of A CEO
Though the initial program covered only a small class of commercial cases, it proved itself quickly.

Academic text (2011)
But after all, this class really is a science class.
Then they asked me if I would be willing to sit in first class.

What Happens Later (2023)
Female faculty members taught girls' physical education classes, and male faculty members taught boys' physical education classes.

Academic text (2011)
Students received a template and spent some class time on the project in a computer lab.

Academic text (1999)
There's a large and growing class divide in family life.
Fowler reads stories to the children in a class she teaches on social skills.

Academic text (1999)
Throughout the process, issues of gender, class, and stigma surfaced in theater exercises, discussions, and arguments.

Academic text (2011)
This book is divided into three main classes of animals: mammals, reptiles, and birds.

Synonyms

type

vsclass

∞ 1.0

A group of things or people that share the same features

is used for groups while emphasizing example domains like society and competitions

Compounds

middle class

481 2.0

People with moderate income and education who are not rich or poor

middle-class

309 3.2

Of people or families with a moderate income and some education

first-class

209 3.4

Of the highest quality and very good

world-class

153 3.4

Very high in quality and among the best in the world

working class

116 2.8

People who do manual or factory work and earn hourly wages

working-class

110 3.4

Relates to people who do manual or factory jobs and earn wages

first class

68 3.7

In the most comfortable and expensive way when you travel

class action

Specialized

61 4.4

A lawsuit brought by some people for a larger group with similar claims

first class

54 3.2

The highest rank or grade given for very good work

upper-class

42 4.3

Belonging to the richest and most powerful people in society

art class

41 1.0

A lesson where students learn to draw, paint or make sculptures

upper class

38 3.4

A social group with the most money and power

second class

35 3.8

A category below the highest level in rank or quality

class warfare

31 6.4

Conflict between rich and working people over money and power

upper-middle-class

29 4.2

Having higher than average income, education, and social position among the middle class

senior class

27 2.8

Students who are in their last year of high school or college

ruling class

24 3.4

A small group of people who control the government and have most money

lower class

20 2.7

People with little money, education, or power in society

class-action suit

19 4.7

A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem

class act

Informal

18 4.0

A person who shows skill and style when things are difficult

graduating class

18 3.0

A group of students who finish their studies in the same year

lower-middle-class

18 3.9

Having a modest income and social position in the lower part of the middle class

freshman class

17 2.4

A group of students in their first year at a college or high school

weight class

15 2.9

A group of athletes with similar body weight in a sport to make matches fair

social class

15 3.0

A group of people with similar money, jobs, or education

lower-class

13 3.5

People who have little money, little education, or low social status

class clown

Informal

12 3.4

A student who makes classmates laugh by acting silly in class

shop class

9 3.1

A school course where students learn hands-on skills like building things from wood or metal

master class

9 5.3

A class taught by an expert for advanced students, often in music or art

health class

8 1.8

A school class where students learn how to care for their body, for example nutrition and personal hygiene

class struggle

7 5.4

A conflict between rich owners and workers over money and power

third class

Archaic

6 3.9

The cheapest part of a ship or train with basic seats and little comfort

class war

6 5.8

A fight between rich and poor groups over money and power

junior class

6 2.1

The year before the final year in high school or college, usually the third of four years

sergeant first class

Specialized

5 5.5

A senior Army soldier who leads and trains other soldiers

sophomore class

5 2.3

A group of students in their second year at high school or college

first class

5 2.2

A mail service that gives letters and small packages faster delivery

economy class

4 2.0

The cheapest seats on a plane, train, or ship with basic services

class period

4 1.8

A set time during the school day when a subject is taught

first class

2 3.4

The most comfortable and expensive seats on a plane, train, or ship

life class

NSFW

2 6.1

An art class where students draw, paint, or sculpt a live person who holds a pose often nude

class structure

2 4.6

The way a society is divided into groups by money, job, or social position

class list

2 3.9

An official list published after exams showing students and the degree class they received

first-class mail

Formal

2 2.2

A fast mail service for letters and small packages that is delivered before other mail

age class

Specialized

1 4.1

A group of people of similar ages, for example children or older adults

upper-lower-class

1 8.1

A person or family in the higher part of the lower social class

socio-economic class

1 3.7

A group of people with similar income, job and education levels

1st class

1 2.9

Mail handled first and sent faster, like letters or postcards

first-class honours degree

1 6.3

A university undergraduate degree given to students with the highest grades

class fellow

Indian

1 2.7

A person who is in the same class at school or university as you

immigrant class

1 6.1

A group of people who moved from another country and have little money and few chances to get a job

cabin class

1 3.1

A cheaper travel class on a ship, train, or plane than first class

third class

Archaic

1 5.3

Mail sent at a lower price, usually for advertising flyers

third-class mail

Archaic

1 2.8

Printed items sent by post at a lower cost and slower delivery

tourist class

Archaic

1 3.2

The cheapest seats and rooms on planes, trains, and ships with few extras

second class

1 3.0

By a cheaper travel or mail service that is slower than first class

word class

1 3.9

A group of words with the same role in a sentence, like noun or verb

online fitness class

Texting

1 2.8

A live or recorded exercise session you follow over the internet

substitution class

Specialized

1 9.4

A group of words that can replace each other in the same sentence position

childbirth-preparation class

1 4.2

A class that teaches breathing, relaxation, and simple exercises to use during birth

second class

1 3.2

Cheaper seats or rooms on transport with fewer services than first class

cattle class

Offensive

1 6.0

The cheapest, most crowded seats on an airplane with little space

class feeling

Formal

1 7.2

Feelings of envy, anger, or support between social classes

class Bryopsida

Specialized

9.9

A group of moss plants that have leaf-like green parts

class Deuteromycetes

Archaic

9.9

A former group of fungi with no known sexual stage

class Echinoidea

Specialized

9.6

A group of sea animals like sea urchins and sand dollars with spines and body parts arranged around the center

class Equisetatae

Archaic

9.9

A former group of plants that included horsetails and extinct relatives

class Ginkgopsida

Specialized

9.9

A group of plants that includes the ginkgo tree Ginkgo biloba

class Gnetopsida

Specialized

9.9

A group of seed plants with features like both conifers and flowering plants

class Hepaticae

Archaic

9.9

A group of small plants called liverworts that live mainly in moist places

class Liliopsida

Specialized

9.1

Flowering plants that have one seed leaf and usually parallel veins, like grasses and palms

class Lycopodiate

Archaic

9.9

A group of plants like club mosses and quillworts

class Lycopodineae

Specialized

9.9

A group of plants like clubmosses that have tubes to carry water

How Broad

Surface Forms

class singular

classes plural

Etymology

Class comes from a Latin word classis meaning 'a group' or 'division'. So when we talk about a class in society, science, or competitions, we mean a group of people or things that share the same quality or status.