1. (

• class ,
• category ,
• family ,

) a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" ;

2. (

• class ,
• form ,
• grade ,
• course ,

) a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" ;

3. (

• class ,
• stratum ,
• social_class ,
• socio-economic_class

) people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" ;

4. (

• course ,
• course_of_study ,
• course_of_instruction ,
• class

) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" ;

5. (

• class ,
• division ,

) a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" ;

6. (

• class ,
• year

) a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" ;

7. (

• class ,

) (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders ;

8. (

• class

) elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class" ;

1. (

• classify ,
• class ,
• sort ,
• assort ,
• sort_out ,
• separate

) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards;