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English to English noun 1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal  the situation called for strong measures|the police took steps to reduce crime source: wordnet30
2. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify source: wordnet30
3. a statute in draft before it becomes law they held a public hearing on the bill source: wordnet30
4. the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule the measurements were carefully done|his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate source: wordnet30
5. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated the schools comply with federal standards|they set the measure for all subsequent work source: wordnet30
6. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse source: wordnet30
7. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song source: wordnet30
8. measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements source: wordnet30
9. a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance source: wordnet30
10. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged. source: webster1913
verb 11. determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of Measure the length of the wall source: wordnet30
12. express as a number or measure or quantity Can you quantify your results? source: wordnet30
13. have certain dimensions This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches source: wordnet30
14. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional|access all the factors when taking a risk source: wordnet30
15. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. source: webster1913
16. To make a measurement or measurements. source: webster1913
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