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yardstick
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun yardstick has 2 senses
- yardstick(n = noun.communication) Array - a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" is a kind of criterion, measure, standard, touchstone
- yardstick(n = noun.artifact) yard measure - a ruler or tape that is three feet long; Array is a kind of rule, ruler
CIDE DICTIONARY
yardstick, n.
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
yardstick, n.
1 a standard used for comparison.
2 a measuring rod a yard long, usu. divided into inches etc.
1 a standard used for comparison.
2 a measuring rod a yard long, usu. divided into inches etc.
THESAURUS
yardstick
barometer, basis, benchmark, canon, check, criterion, degree, exemplar, gauge, graduated scale, measure, model, norm, parameter, pattern, quantity, reading, readout, rule, scale, standard, test, touchstone, type, value
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