[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"measure"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/measurement]measurement[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/measuring]measuring[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/mensuration]mensuration[/URL]] [*]a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/standard]standard[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/criterion]criterion[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/touchstone]touchstone[/URL]] [*]how much there is of something that you can quantify [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/quantity]quantity[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/amount]amount[/URL]] [*]any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/step]step[/URL]] [*]a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/bill]bill[/URL]] [*](prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/meter]meter[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/metre]metre[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/beat]beat[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/cadence]cadence[/URL]] [*]musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/bar]bar[/URL]] [*]measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/measuring stick]measuring stick[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/measuring rod]measuring rod[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/mensurate]mensurate[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/measure out]measure out[/URL]] [*]express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/quantify]quantify[/URL]] [*]have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" [*]place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/evaluate]evaluate[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/valuate]valuate[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/assess]assess[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/appraise]appraise[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/value]value[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/measure]http://www.word.sc/measure[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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