Alignment and Leveling

noun

• An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty.
  • synonyms: alliance, coalition, alinement
• The spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines.
• Astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac.
  • synonyms: conjunction
• The act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other. .

• (n.) The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; especially, an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.
• (n.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.

noun

• Changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface.
  • synonyms: grading
• Complete destruction of a building.
  • synonyms: razing, tearing down, demolishing
• The act of making equal or uniform.
  • synonyms: equalization, equalisation

verb

• Aim at.
  • usage: "level criticism or charges at somebody"
  • synonyms: level
• Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
  • usage: "The building was levelled"
  • synonyms: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
• Make level or straight.
  • usage: "level the ground"
  • synonyms: flush, level, even out, even
• Direct into a position for use.
  • usage: "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
  • synonyms: charge, level, point
• Talk frankly with; lay it on the line.
  • usage: "I have to level with you"
  • synonyms: level
• Become level or even.
  • usage: "The ground levelled off"
  • synonyms: level, level off

• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Level.
• (n.) The act or operation of making level.
• (n.) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river or locating a line of railroad.