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Definitions of measure
  1. noun
    a statute in draft before it becomes law

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  2. noun
    how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

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  3. noun
    a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
    "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
  4. noun
    any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
    "the situation called for strong measures"

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  5. verb
    determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

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  6. noun
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    "the measurements were carefully done"
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  7. verb
    express as a number or measure or quantity

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  8. noun
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

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  9. noun
    measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
  10. noun
    musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

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    bar
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  11. verb
    evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  12. noun
    a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
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  13. verb
    have certain dimensions
    "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
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    be
Examples of measure
  • "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
  • "the situation called for strong measures"
  • "the measurements were carefully done"
  • "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
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