Dictionary Check: measure

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"measure" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points

Words with Friends 11 points

noun

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

Example: "the situation called for strong measures"

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

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a statute in draft before it becomes law

Example: "they held a public hearing on the bill"

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the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

Example: "the measurements were carefully done"

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a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Example: "the schools comply with federal standards"

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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

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