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A standard quantity or amount
“Her creativity and skills deserved a greater measure of admiration than had been afforded to her.”
The size of an object, or an indication of its size
“The measure of the room allowed is determined and fixed at less than what is physically necessary.”
A percentage or allotment of a total amount
“The middleman derives a measure of the profits generated by each transaction between the buyer and the seller.”
An indication of the degree of something, or the standard for which others will be compared to
“Every faculty in one man is the measure by which he judges the like faculty in another.”
A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose
“Tools will be decontaminated as a precautionary measure to prevent the spreading of bacteria.”
A legislative bill
“The House of Representatives has passed the measure, which the president has said he will sign.”
A certain quantity or degree of something
“I would like to think that I have experienced some measure of success with my endeavors.”
A standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something
“All units of measure are determined arbitrarily in the first place, though not fixed by law.”
A graduated rod or tape used for ascertaining the size of something
“Many schools only had metric measures available.”
A recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
“The show coasted on sheer mastery of compas, the rhythmic measure that defines all flamenco.”
(archaic) A dance, typically one that is stately
“Barry laughed lightly and then swept Hillary into the first measure.”
A cunning or carefully planned scheme or stratagem
The quality of being moderate
A quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time
The speed with which one walks, runs, or moves
The dimensions, amount, or extent of something
The modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice
The science of weights and measures or of measurement
Measure of intelligence
Measuring tape
Test with single indicator
A project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one
A significant or considerable amount
A measure of excellence
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems
A session or inquiry made before a court or jury
Addition to a document
Glass for drinking a small measure of alcohol
Weighing machine
A small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky or brandy
A small amount of something
An aspect or feature of a situation
Abstinence from the consumption of alcohol
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance
A collection of sounds that are harmonized and organized in time or beats
A point or degree in a scale
A length or portion of time
Rhyming poetry or verse
The distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
To evaluate or estimate the extent, amount, or size of
“You can use a calorimeter to measure the amount of heat energy given out of a substance when it is burned.”
To assess the importance, effect, or value of (something)
“I have to measure my words and be sensitive about what I say and how I say it.”
To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level
“Although he was frustrated, he had to measure his response to avoid making things worse.”
To bring into competition or conflict with
“I enjoy playing against the best players in the world and trying to measure myself against them.”
To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
To measure
To estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
(of a measuring instrument) To indicate a specified measurement or figure
To mark or fix the limits of
To check or adjust by comparison with a standard
To give an enumerated account of
To supply or make up a medicine or prescription
To understand by thinking carefully about
To find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales
Arrange in a series or according to a scale
Equip (something) with measuring instruments
To adjust in order to make appropriate
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