Definition of measure

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• measure is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• measure is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• measure is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of measure

• a statute in draft before it becomes law (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bill
• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. amount
  2. quantity
• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated (noun)

  Examples

  1. they set the measure for all subsequent work

  Synonyms

  1. criterion
  2. standard
  3. touchstone
• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal (noun)

  Examples

  1. the situation called for strong measures

  Synonyms

  1. step
• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. measure out
  2. mensurate
• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule (noun)

  Examples

  1. the measurements were carefully done

  Synonyms

  1. measurement
  2. measuring
  3. mensuration
• express as a number or measure or quantity (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. quantify
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. beat
  2. cadence
  3. meter
  4. metre
• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. measuring rod
  2. measuring stick
• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bar
• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. appraise
  2. assess
  3. evaluate
  4. valuate
  5. value
• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance (noun)
• have certain dimensions (verb)

  Examples

  1. This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches

See definition of measure in Merriam Webster