class

Meanings

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

Synonyms

assort, category, classify, course, course of instruction, course of study, division, family, form, grade, separate, social class, socio-economic class, sort, sort out, stratum, year