yardstick

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjɑːrdstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjɑrdˌstɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yärdstik′)


yardstick
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Sense: A rule three feet long
Synonyms:
thirty-six-inch ruler, measuring stick, molding rule, yard Collocations, yard measure, ruler Collocations, measure Collocations, scale Collocations
Sense: A unit for comparison
Synonyms:
criterion Collocations, basis for judgment, standard Collocations, gauge Collocations, norm, rule Collocations, model Collocations, pattern Collocations, test Collocations, measure Collocations, check Collocations, exemplar


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