class

/klˈæs/

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Definitions

Noun
a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
Noun
a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
Noun
people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
Noun
a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
Noun
a body of students who graduate together; "the class of ''97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
Noun
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Noun
elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
Verb
arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

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Acnidosporidia Acrasiomycetes Actinopoda Actinozoa adult education age class Agnatha agriculture Alismatidae amphibia Amphineura Anapsida Angiospermae Anthoceropsida Anthophyta Anthozoa Aphasmidia Arachnida Archaeornithes Archiannelida Archosauria Arecidae art class Ascidiaceae Ascomycetes Asteridae Asteroidea Aves Bacillariophyceae Basidiomycetes Bivalvia booboisie bourgeoisie Branchiopoda brass family brotherhood Bryopsida Caryophyllidae caste catalog catalogue center Cephalopoda Cestoda Channidae Charophyceae Chelicerata childbirth-preparation class Chilopoda Chlorophyceae Chondrichthyes Chrysophyceae Chytridiomycetes Ciliata Ciliophora Cirripedia class Acrasiomycetes class Actinozoa class Amphibia class Angiospermae class Anthoceropsida class Anthozoa class Aphasmidia class Arachnida class Archiannelida class Ascidiaceae class Ascomycetes class Asteroidea class Aves class Bacillariophyceae class Basidiomycetes class Bivalvia class Bryopsida class Cephalopoda class Cestoda class Channidae class Charophyceae class Chilopoda class Chlorophyceae class Chondrichthyes class Chrysophyceae class Chytridiomycetes class Ciliata class Ciliophora class Coniferopsida class Crinoidea class Crustacea class Cryptophyceae class Cyanobacteria class Cyanophyceae class Cycadopsida class Cyclosporeae class Deuteromycetes class Diatomophyceae class Dicotyledonae class Dicotyledones class Diplopoda class Echinoidea class Equisetatae class Euglenophyceae class Eumycetes class Filicinae class Filicopsida class Flagellata class Gasteromycetes class Gasteropoda class Gastromycetes class Gastropoda class Ginkgophytina class Ginkgopsida class Gnetopsida class Gymnospermae class Hemiascomycetes class Hepaticae class Hepaticopsida class Heterokontae class Hexapoda class Hirudinea class Holothuroidea class Hyalospongiae class Hydrozoa class Hymenomycetes class Insecta class Lamellibranchia class Larvacea class Liliopsida class Lycopodiate class Lycopodineae class Lycopsida class Magnoliopsida class Mammalia class Mastigophora class Monocotyledonae class Monocotyledones class Musci class Myriapoda class Myxomycetes class Nuda class Oligochaeta class Onychophora class Oomycetes class Ophiuroidea class Osteichthyes class Pauropoda class Pelecypoda class Phaeophyceae class Phasmidia class Pinopsida class Placodermi class Plectomycetes class Polychaeta class Polyplacophora class Psilopsida class Psilotatae class Pteridospermopsida class Pyrenomycetes class Reptilia class Rhodophyceae class Sarcodina class Scaphopoda class Schizomycetes class Scyphozoa class Sphenopsida class Sporozoa class Symphyla class Tardigrada class Taxopsida class Tentaculata class Thaliacea class Tiliomycetes class Trematoda class Turbellaria class Ulvophyceae class Xanthophyceae class Zygomycetes Cnidosporidia Commelinidae commonality commonalty commons Coniferophyta Coniferophytina Coniferopsida conjugation Copepoda correspondence course count course of lectures craft Crinoidea Crossopterygii Crustacea Cryptophyceae Cyanophyceae Cycadophyta Cycadophytina Cycadopsida Cyclosporeae declension demimonde denomination Deuteromycetes Diatomophyceae Dibranchia Dibranchiata dichotomise dichotomize Dicotyledonae Dicotyledones Dilleniidae Diplopoda Dipnoi directed study Discomycetes discussion section division Anthophyta division Gymnospermophyta division Magnoliophyta domain Echinoidea Elasmobranchii elective elective course Entomostraca Equisetatae estate estate of the realm Euascomycetes Euglenophyceae Eumycetes Euryalida Eutheria Exopterygota extension course fair sex Filicinae Filicopsida firing line Flagellata fraternity freshman class Gasteromycetes Gasteropoda Gastromycetes Gastropoda Ginkgophytina Ginkgopsida Gnathostomata Gnetophyta Gnetophytina Gnetopsida grade graduating class grammatical category group Gymnospermae Gymnospermophyta Hamamelidae Hemiascomycetes Hemimetabola Hepaticae Hepaticopsida Heterobasidiomycetes Heterokontae Hexapoda Hirudinea histocompatibility complex Holocephali Holothuroidea home study Hominoidea Homobasidiomycetes Hyalospongiae Hydrozoa Hymenomycetes immigrant class industrial arts Infusoria Insecta isolate junior class labor labour Lamellibranchia Larvacea Lepidosauria Liliidae Liliopsida lower class Lycopodiate Lycopodineae Lycopsida Magnoliidae Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida Malacostraca Mammalia market master class Mastigophora Metatheria middle class Monocotyledonae Monocotyledones Musci Myriapoda Myxomycetes ninja Nuda number old school Oligochaeta Onychophora Oomycetes Ophiurida Ophiuroidea Opisthobranchia orientation orientation course Osteichthyes Ostracoda Pantotheria paradigm Pauropoda peasantry Phaeophyceae Phasmidia Phytomastigina pigeonhole Pinophytina Pinopsida Placodermi Plectomycetes Polychaeta Polyplacophora proletariat propaedeutic propaedeutics Prototheria Psilopsida Psilotatae Pteridospermopsida Pyrenomycetes ranalian complex reclassify refer refresher refresher course Reptilia required course Rhizopoda Rhodophyceae Rosidae Sarcodina Scaphopoda Schizomycetes Scyphozoa section Selachii seminar senior class sex shop shop class size sodality sophomore class Sphenopsida Sporozoa stamp stereotype subclass Acnidosporidia subclass Actinopoda subclass Alismatidae subclass Amphineura subclass Anapsida subclass Archaeornithes subclass Archosauria subclass Arecidae subclass Asteridae subclass Branchiopoda subclass Caryophyllidae subclass Cirripedia subclass Cnidosporidia subclass Commelinidae subclass Copepoda subclass Crossopterygii subclass Dibranchia subclass Dibranchiata subclass Dilleniidae subclass Dipnoi subclass Discomycetes subclass Elasmobranchii subclass Entomostraca subclass Euascomycetes subclass Euryalida subclass Eutheria subclass Exopterygota subclass Hamamelidae subclass Heterobasidiomycetes subclass Holocephali subclass Homobasidiomycetes subclass Infusoria subclass Lepidosauria subclass Liliidae subclass Magnoliidae subclass Malacostraca subclass Metatheria subclass Ophiurida subclass Opisthobranchia subclass Ostracoda subclass Pantotheria subclass Phytomastigina subclass Prototheria subclass Rhizopoda subclass Rosidae subclass Selachii subclass Synapsida subclass Teleostei subclass Telosporidia subclass Zoomastigina subdivision Coniferophytina subdivision Cycadophyta subdivision Cycadophytina subdivision Ginkgophyta subdivision Ginkgophytina subdivision Gnetophytina subdivision Pinophytina subdivision Taxophytina substitution class superclass Agnatha superclass Chelicerata superclass Gnathostomata superclass Myriapoda superfamily Hominoidea Symphyla Synapsida syntactic category Tardigrada Taxophytina Taxopsida Teleostei Telosporidia Tentaculata Thaliacea the three estates Tiliomycetes trade Trematoda Turbellaria Ulvophyceae underclass underworld unitise unitize upper class upper crust violin family woman womanhood woodwind family working class workshop world Xanthophyceae yeomanry Zoomastigina Zygomycetes