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Type Words
Synonyms bill
Type of instrument, legal instrument, official document, legal document
Has types bill of attainder, appropriation bill, bottle bill, trade bill, farm bill
Type Words
Synonyms amount, quantity
Type of abstract entity, abstraction
Has types playing period, point, point in time, metric, probability, proof, quantum, radical, relative quantity, magnetization, magnetisation, interval, indefinite quantity, system of measurement, time interval, time unit, fundamental quantity, unit of time, value, volume, fundamental measure, economic value, definite quantity, cordage, chance, octane number, octane rating, period of play, play
Type Words
Synonyms criterion, standard, touchstone
Type of metric, system of measurement
Has types scale of measurement, graduated table, norm, grade point average, gpa, gauge, procrustean bed, medium of exchange, baseline, procrustean rule, benchmark, yardstick, procrustean standard, monetary system, ordered series, era, scale, earned run average, standard of measurement


they set the measure for all subsequent work.
Type Words
Synonyms step
Type of tactical manoeuvre, manoeuvre, maneuver, tactical maneuver
Has types countermeasure, precaution, safeguard, guard, shark repellent, porcupine provision


the situation called for strong measures.
Type Words
Synonyms measure out, mensurate
Type of determine, make up one's mind, decide
Has types calibrate, triangulate, shoot, calliper, caliper
Derivation measurable, measuring, measurer, measurement
Type Words
Synonyms measurement, measuring, mensuration
Type of activity
Has types quantification, photometry, hypsography, cephalometry, calorimetry, quantitative chemical analysis, mental measurement, bathymetry, radioactive dating, reading, meter reading, audiometry, sampling, arterial blood gases, anthropometry, scaling, seismography, angulation, sound ranging, sounding, spirometry, hypsometry, surveying, algometry, hydrometry, gravimetry, telemetry, thermogravimetry, thermometry, actinometry, anemometry, tonometry, anemography, plumbing, micrometry, viscometry, viscosimetry, observation, quantitative analysis, foetometry, fetometry, pelvimetry, dosimetry, densitometry


the measurements were carefully done.
Type Words
Synonyms quantify
Type of express, carry, convey
Has types pace, clock, fathom, gauge, librate, meter, plumb, scale, sound, step, time, titrate, weigh
Derivation measurable, measurement
Type Words
Synonyms beat, cadence, meter, metre
Type of prosody, rhythmic pattern, poetic rhythm
Has types common meter, common measure, metrical foot, catalexis, scansion, foot, metrical unit
Type Words
Synonyms measuring rod, measuring stick
Type of measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
Has types board rule, rule, ruler, size stick
Type Words
Synonyms bar
Type of musical notation
Type Words
Synonyms appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value
Type of judge, evaluate, pass judgment
Has types value, censor, reevaluate, score, standardise, standardize, grade, mark, praise, rate, reassess
Verb group assess
Type Words
Type of container
Has types measuring cup
Type Words
Type of be
Has types last, endure, stand, weigh, scale


This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches.

Examples of measure

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It was, by far, the most effective in the game last season, by the same measure.
From the stltoday.com
The federal government filed a lawsuit soon afterward to invalidate the measure.
From the washingtontimes.com
Before the Jarvis-Gann measure, local agencies and their boards had dual duties.
From the sacbee.com
The Land Park resident was one of the leaders of the failed 2006 ballot measure.
From the sacbee.com
He added a Gold Glove and finished third in the AL MVP voting, for good measure.
From the bostonherald.com
The measure limits collective bargaining to wages, hours and working conditions.
From the bloomberg.com
The measure gained 10 percent this month, the most among the 10 industry groups.
From the bloomberg.com
Revenue ex-TAC is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as GAAP revenue less TAC.
From the online.wsj.com
This is an important measure that levels the playing field for Kentucky bourbon.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
  • Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
  • How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
  • Quantify: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
  • Bill: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
  • Have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
  • Measure is the second album from Matt Pond PA, released in 2000.
  • A jigger or measure is a bartending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot. ...
  • In a data warehouse, a measure is a property on which calculations (e.g., sum, count, average, minimum, maximum) can be made using precomputed aggregates.