Wondering how to hyphenate the English word MEASURES? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal The situation called for strong measures The police took steps to reduce crime |
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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 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 The measurements were carefully done His mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
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A basis for comparison A reference point against which other things can be evaluated The schools comply with federal standards They set the measure for all subsequent work |
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
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Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song |
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Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals Used as a reference in making measurements |
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A container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance |
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Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of Measure the length of the wall |
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Express as a number or measure or quantity Can you quantify your results? |
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Have certain dimensions This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches |
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Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional Access all the factors when taking a risk |