measure


Meanings

  • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;
    • "the situation called for strong measures"
  • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
  • a statute in draft before it becomes law;
  • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule;
    • "the measurements were carefully done"
  • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;
    • "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
  • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;
  • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
  • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
  • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of;
  • express as a number or measure or quantity;
  • have certain dimensions;
    • "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
  • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of;
  • MEASURE v -SURED, -SURING, -SURES to ascertain the dimensions, quantity, or capacity of


Scrabble Score: 9

measure is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

measure is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

measure is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

measure is a valid Words With Friends word