grade
- noun
- /ɡreɪd/
- Specialized
- The "choice" grade cattle are highly sought after for their superior milk production.
Examples
-
Farmers often prefer to crossbreed with a superior breed to create better grade livestock.
-
Their dam, Bema's Gold, is a half-sister to three winners, including grade III turf stakes-placed Ocasta.
Blog text (9) -
Free-range eggs that do not meet state standards can only be sold as animal-grade food.
Blog text (31) -
In 1973, his district lifted the ban on mechanical coolers so that the church members could sell Grade A milk.
Academic text (1992) -
The settlers imported expensive-grade cattle.
Academic text (2005) -
A food-grade stainless-steel kitchen bench top.
Academic text (2005) -
The "choice" grade oysters bring fishermen about three times as much as the "commercial" grade oysters.
Academic text (1996) -
The effort required to maintain livestock is making grade and crossbred cattle popular (estimated to be about 12 percent of the total in 1983).
Academic text (1994) -
It's fresh, real healthy food with whole meat and veggies gently cooked in human grade kitchens to preserve their nutritional value.
-
Their unkibble meals are made with human grade ingredients including USDA meat, fruits and veggies.
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
- Specialized
16
8.2
Material pure enough to make nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
15
3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
- Specialized
5
9.5
A very pure form of the radioactive metal plutonium used to make nuclear weapons
- Specialized
2
6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Informal
1
7.8
Being extremely strong and concentrated, used to describe coffee or glue
- Specialized
1
3.2
A place where a road crosses train tracks at the same level with gates or signals
- Jargon
1
7.0
An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
1
6.1
A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel
- Specialized
1
6.0
A chemical that is pure enough for use in factories but has some impurities
- Jargon
A V-shaped badge on a sleeve that shows a military person's rank and years of service
- Specialized
A material that has small amounts of unwanted substances and is used in industry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The use of grade for crossbred cattle comes from the idea of grade as a level or rank, from Latin gradus ('step'). A 'grade' animal is put into a certain step of quality, not a purebred.