CARPENTER'S LEVEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)