Definition of degree

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• degree is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• degree is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• degree is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of degree

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (noun)

  Examples

  1. a remarkable degree of frankness

  Synonyms

  1. level
  2. point
  3. stage
• a measure for arcs and angles (noun)

  Examples

  1. there are 360 degrees in a circle

  Synonyms

  1. arcdegree
• an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study (noun)

  Examples

  1. he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude

  Synonyms

  1. academic degree
• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (noun)

  Examples

  1. it is all a matter of degree

  Synonyms

  1. grade
  2. level
• a unit of temperature on a specified scale (noun)

  Examples

  1. the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
• the highest power of a term or variable (noun)
• the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) (noun)

  Examples

  1. murder in the second degree
  2. a second degree burn

See definition of degree in Merriam Webster