class

class (http://definr.com/class)

     n 1: people having the same social or economic status; "the
          working class"; "an emerging professional class" [syn: {social
          class}, socio-economic class]
     2: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning
        classes are always sleepy" [syn: form, grade]
     3: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings;
        "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not
        unknown in college classes" [syn: course, {course of
        study}, course of instruction]
     4: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there
        are two classes of detergents" [syn: category, family]
     5: a body of students who graduate together: "the class of
        '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" [syn: year]
     6: a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D
        for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
        [syn: division]
     7: (informal) elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of
        class"
     8: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
     v : arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
         classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
         [syn: classify, sort, assort, sort out, separate]