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Measure

noun

1.

Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal. Synonym: step. "The police took steps to reduce crime"

2.

How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. Synonyms: amount, quantity.

3.

A statute in draft before it becomes law. Synonym: bill.

4.

The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule. Synonyms: measurement, measuring, mensuration. "His mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

5.

A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. Synonyms: criterion, standard, touchstone. "They set the measure for all subsequent work"

6.

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse. Synonyms: beat, cadence, meter, metre.

7.

Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats. Synonym: bar.

8.

Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements. Synonyms: measuring rod, measuring stick.

9.

A container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance.

verb

(past & past part. measured; pres. part. measuring)

1.

Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of. Synonyms: measure out, mensurate.

2.

Express as a number or measure or quantity. Synonym: quantify.

3.

Have certain dimensions.

4.

Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of. Synonyms: appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value. "Access all the factors when taking a risk"

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"Measure" Quotes from Famous Books

... Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, about 1540—and its proportion to rhyme and to prose have been much used in recent years to determine the chronological order of the plays and the development of the poet's art. In blank verse as used by Shakespeare we have really an epitome of the development of the measure in connection with the English drama. In his earlier plays the blank verse is often similar to that of Gorboduc, the first English tragedy. The tendency is to adhere to the syllable-counting principle, to make the line the unit, the sentence and phrase coinciding with the ...

— The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar • William Shakespeare

... pounds and a half of lump sugar in a gallon of water, put in a gallon of marigold flowers, gathered dry and picked from the stalks, and then make it as for cowslip wine. If the flowers be gathered only a few at a time, measure them when they are picked, and turn and dry them in the shade. When a sufficient quantity is prepared, put them into a barrel, and pour the sugar and water upon them. Put a little brandy into the bottles, when the wine is ...

— The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, • Mary Eaton

... activity of mind, had rendered him so far upright and honourable that he had never yet done that in one mood which in another he had looked back upon with loathing. As yet he had withstood the temptations belonging to his youth and his profession—in great measure also the temptations belonging to success; he had not yet been tried with disappointment, or sorrow, ...

— The Marquis of Lossie • George MacDonald

... friend, though I do not profess to be a thorough believer in your prophetic art, I am no less thankful for your kind intentions. And in this case, I am free to confess that your information, from whatever source derived, is confirmed in a measure by my own observations." ...

— Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi - American Pioneers and Patriots • John S. C. Abbott

... any fruit desired; wash to thoroughly cleanse, and to each pint of crushed fruit allow three pints of water. The fruit must be packed solidly. Place in a kettle and cook until the fruit is soft and then rub through a fine sieve. Now measure and add ...

— Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book - Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions • Mary A. Wilson

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