degree

How to sign: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
"he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude";

Similiar / Same: academic degree

Categories: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels, makings, qualification

Within this category: associate degree, bachelor's degree, doctor's degree, honorary degree, honours, law degree, master's degree

degree

How to sign: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
"a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree";

Similiar / Same: level, grade

Categories: magnitude

Within this category: amplitude level, depth, extreme, high, immoderation, intensity, low, moderation, quality

degree

How to sign: a unit of temperature on a specified scale
"the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature";

Categories: temperature unit

Within this category: degree Centigrade, degree Fahrenheit

degree

How to sign: a measure for arcs and angles
"there are 360 degrees in a circle";

Similiar / Same: arcdegree

Categories: angular unit

degree

How to sign: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
"murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn";

Categories: magnitude