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-v. 13. gauge, meter, rule, Archaic, mete; space, divide, delimit, mark off, mark out; inch, step, step off, survey; graph, plot, plot out, lay out, map, pattern; weigh, weigh out, balance, plumb, probe, sound, fathom.
14. Usu.
measure out mete out, ration, ration out, allot; apportion, portion, parcel out, partition, divide, Inf. divvy or divvy up; carve, split, split into shares; distribute, disperse, dispense, assign, allocate.
15. show, indicate, give indication of; show the extent of; make clear, reveal, make manifest, bring forward, show in bas-relief; denote, betoken, argue, tell, bespeak, connote; testify to, attest, evidence, confirm, affirm; bear out, substantiate, verify, bring home.
16. measure up a. equal, equate, match, correspond, keep pace or step with, be on a level with, parallel,
b. qualify, Inf. come up to scratch, Inf. be up to snuff, Inf. make the grade; be adequate, be competent, be up to the job, be capable, be able, be efficient; be fitted for or fit the task, be equal to the task, Inf. be able to cut the mustard.
measured, adj. 1. regulated, modulated, proportioned; like clockwork, precise, exact, determined.
2. steady, regular, constant, uniform, even; unchanging, unvarying, unvaried, rhythmical, singsong, monotonous, with a steady beat, at a steady pace, metronomic, like the beat-beat-beat of the tom-toms.
3. deliberate, intentional, studied, considered, weighed; premeditated, prepared, planned; thought-out, calculated, mulled, pondered, reasoned, unim-pulsive; leisurely, unhurried, slow, careful, cautious; restrained, judicious, prudent.
measureless, adj. boundless, unbounded, without bounds, unlimited, limitless, illimitable; endless, interminable, unending, infinite; immeasurable, incalculable, innumerable, numberless, countless, unfathomable; immense, vast, enormous, prodigious, gargantuan, gigantic, colossal, huge; bottomless, inexhaustible; indescribable.
measurement, n. 1. mensuration, metage, measuring; reckoning, calculation, computation; survey, valuation, evaluation, appreciation; assessment, appraisal, assize, assizement; estimation, estimate, gauging.
2. latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth; dimensions, size. See - measure (def. 2).
meat, n. 1. animal flesh, flesh, cut of meat; beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton.
2. food, nutriment, aliment, nourishment, sustenance, nurture; viand or viands, victuals, vittles; feed, fare, rations, SI. grub, provisions; edibles, combustibles; meal, dinner, supper.
3. gist, crux, fundamentals, essentials, basics; import, meaning, sense, essence, signification; pith, substance, heart, kernel, marrow.
meaty, adj. pithy, meaningful, substantive; rich, full, loaded; profound, involved, wide-ranging, copious; expansive, extensive, comprehensive.
mechanic, n. technician, engineer, machinist, SI. grease monkey; operator, operative, mechanician, repairman; craftsman, artisan, smith, forger, wright, skilled worker, skilled laborer; tinker, Inf. tinkerer, inventor, contriver, concocter; electrician, SI. sparks, Inf. troubleshooter.
mechanical, adj. 1. motor-driven, engineered, power-driven; handy, clever with one's hands, deft, dextrous.
2. unspontaneous, unimpulsive, perfunctory, businesslike, indifferent; spiritless, lifeless, dead, unanimated; uninspired, colorless, vapid; superficial, heedless, thoughtless, negligent, casual, careless, uncaring.
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