measures

Meanings

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;
• "the situation called for strong measures"
• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
• a statute in draft before it becomes law;
• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule;
• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;
• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of;
• express as a number or measure or quantity;
• have certain dimensions;
• "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of;

Synonyms

• measure
• step
• quantity
• amount
• bill
• measurement
• measuring
• mensuration
• standard
• criterion
• touchstone
• meter
• metre
• beat
• cadence
• bar
• measuring stick
• measuring rod
• mensurate
• measure out
• quantify
• evaluate
• valuate
• assess
• appraise
• value

Scrabble Score: 10

measures is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

measures is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

measures is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

measures is a valid Words With Friends word

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