Definition of measure

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Measure (n.) Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion..

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Measure :: Measure (n.) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with out or off.
Pole :: Pole (n.) A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/ yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a perch..
Penitentiary :: Penitentiary (n.) One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
Odometer :: Odometer (n.) An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed..
Gauge :: Gauge (v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge.
Almude :: Almude (n.) A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the almud is about 1.4 gallons..
Labor :: Labor (n.) A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres..
Circuit :: Circuit (n.) The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the measure of a line round an area..
Mile :: Mile (n.) A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet..
Measurement :: Measurement (n.) The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required..
Ultraist :: Ultraist (n.) One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra.
Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for..
Public-spirited :: Public-spirited (a.) Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure..
Met :: Met () imp. & p. p. of Mete, to measure..
Altitudinal :: Altitudinal (a.) Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements..
Log :: Log (n.) A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills..
Mechanical :: Mechanical (a.) Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric..
Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language..
Horizontal :: Horizontal (a.) Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance..
Lap :: Lap (n.) That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing..
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