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Measure

noun
/ˈmɛʒə/
Word Frequency: 65.5

Definitions

1.nounA prescribed quantity or extent.
2.nounThe act or result of measuring.
3.nounMetrical rhythm.
4.nounA course of action.
5.verbTo ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
"We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level."
6.verbTo be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
"The window measured two square feet."
7.verbTo estimate the unit size of something.
"I measure that at 10 centimetres."
8.verbTo judge, value, or appraise.
9.verbTo obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
10.verbTo traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
11.verbTo adjust by a rule or standard.
12.verbTo allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.

Synonyms

barmetricvaluecadencestandardappraiseevaluateamountassessquantifycriterionmeasurement

Rhymes With

pleasuredispleasuretreasurecountermeasurelady of pleasureleasureat leisuresexual pleasure
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