Synonyms: stratum, layer, level
Definition: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
Usage: a good actor communicates on several levels; a simile has at least two layers of meaning; the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
Similar words: place
Definition: an abstract mental location
Usage: he has a special place in my thoughts; a place in my heart; a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
Synonyms: social class, socio-economic class, class, stratum
Definition: people having the same social, economic, or educational status
Usage: the working class; an emerging professional class
Similar words: people
Definition: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
Usage: old people; there were at least 200 people in the audience
Synonyms: stratum
Definition: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
Similar words: layer
Definition: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another