| CLASS | • class n. (Countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. • class n. (Sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly… • class n. (Uncountable) The division of society into classes. |
| DECLASS | • declass v. (Transitive) To lower the class or social standing of. • declass v. (Transitive) To remove from a class. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • DECLASS v. to lower in status. |
| INFRACLASS | • infraclass n. (Taxonomy) A zoological classification sometimes inserted below subclass and above subterclass (rarely… |
| INTERCLASS | • interclass adj. Between classes. • INTERCLASS adj. between classes e.g. an intercaste marriage. |
| MASTERCLASS | • masterclass n. Alternative spelling of master class. • master␣class n. (Education) A class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens… • master␣class n. (Figuratively) An action or series of actions that serve to demonstrate a person’s mastery of a subject. |
| MISCLASS | • misclass v. To class incorrectly. • MISCLASS v. to put in the wrong class. |
| NIGHTCLASS | • NIGHTCLASS n. a class at night school. |
| NONCLASS | • nonclass adj. Not a class, or not belonging to a class. • nonclass n. Something other than a class. • NONCLASS n. a lack of class. |
| OUTCLASS | • outclass v. (Transitive) to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class. • OUTCLASS v. to be markedly better than. |
| OVERCLASS | • overclass n. A powerful, privileged social class. • OVERCLASS n. a dominant group in society. |
| SUBCLASS | • subclass n. A secondary class within a main class. • subclass n. (Taxonomy) A rank directly below class. • subclass n. (Object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which… |
| SUPERCLASS | • superclass n. (Computing, object-oriented programming) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down… • superclass n. (Taxonomy) A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class. • superclass v. (Transitive, computing, object-oriented programming) To create a superclass of. |
| UNDERCLASS | • underclass n. The poorest class of people in a given society. • UNDERCLASS n. the lowest social stratum usually made up of disadvantaged minority groups. |