measure

Plural: measures

Noun

• 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
• A prescribed quantity or extent.
• Moderation, temperance.
• A prescribed quantity or extent.
• A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
• A prescribed quantity or extent.
• An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion.
• The act or result of measuring.
• Any of various standard units of capacity.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A unit of measurement.
• The act or result of measuring.
• The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)
• The act or result of measuring.
• The act or process of measuring.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A bed or stratum.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; a divisor or factor.
• The act or result of measuring.
• A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Metrical rhythm.
• A melody.
• Metrical rhythm.
• A dance.
• Metrical rhythm.
• The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.
• Metrical rhythm.
• A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar.
• A course of action.
• Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.
• A course of action.
• A piece of legislation.

Verb

Verb Forms: measured, measuring, measures

• To ascertain the dimensions, quantity, or capacity of something.
• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
  • "Measure the length of the wall"
• 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
• To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
• To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
• To estimate the unit size of something.
• To judge, value, or appraise.
• To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
• To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
• To adjust by a rule or standard.
• To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
• To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.

Examples

• a measure of salt
• coal measures; lead measures
• He tried to MEASURE the remaining tiles, hoping to guess his opponent’s rack.
• Honesty is the true measure of a man.
• I measure that at 10 centimetres.
• The villagers paid a tithe of a thousand measures of corn.
• The window measured two square feet.
• We measured the temperature with a thermometer. You should measure the angle with a spirit level.

Synonyms

amount, appraise, assess, bar, beat, bill, cadence, criterion, evaluate, measure out, measurement, measuring, measuring rod, measuring stick, mensurate, mensuration, meter, metre, quantify, quantity, standard, step, touchstone, valuate, value, metric, take

Anagrams of measure