Dictionary Check: gauge
"gauge" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
noun
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
noun
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
noun
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
noun
the thickness of wire
noun
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Example:
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
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