n.
1.the act or process of measuring
2.a basis for comparison
3.how much there is of something that you can quantify
4.any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
5.a statute in draft before it becomes law
6.(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
7.musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
8.measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals measure v.
1.determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
2.express as a number or measure or quantity
3.have certain dimensions
4.place a value on
Idiom of the Day
drop names
to mention the names of famous people as if they were your friends
Nobody likes the girl because she is always dropping names when she meets her friends.