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81measure — Synonyms and related words: A, Alexandrine, Spenserian stanza, Stabreim, a, accent, accent mark, accentuation, accommodate, accommodation, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accord, achievement, acreage, act, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adapt,… …
82measure — 01. The severity of an earthquake is [measured] using a device known as the Richter scale. 02. A close [measurement] of the room showed it to be larger than we had thought. 03. Sophie made a mistake when she [measured] Marly to shorten his pants …
83measure — See: beyond measure, for good measure, made to measure, take one s measure or take the measure of …
84measure — Ana, ho oana, ho āna. See mesh. ♦ Ancient measures were of made objects, as of net meshes (not of land): owā, mākahi, mākahi hoene, oene, kīko o poho, pī ā; muku, ha ilima (elbow to end of fingers), iwilei (collarbone to end of fingers),… …
85measure seven times, cut once — Russian proverb, originally referring to carpentry and needlework, meaning that care taken in preparation will prevent errors; cf. measure twice, cut once and think twice, cut once. 1853 W. FELGATE trans. Tapparelli d’Azeglio, Marchese Massimo… …
86Measure for Measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare. * * * Measure for Measure [Measure for Measure] a play by Shakespeare, thought to have been written in 1604 and often regarded as one of his comedies. It is about a ↑duke, Vincentio, who gives his power to his… …
87Measure (data warehouse) — For other senses of this word, see Measure (disambiguation). In a data warehouse, a measure is a property on which calculations (e.g., sum, count, average, minimum, maximum) can be made using precomputed aggregates. Contents 1 Example 2 Use of… …
88measure sb up — UK US measure sth/sb up Phrasal Verb with measure({{}}/ˈmeʒər/ verb ► to discover what size something or someone is by measuring them: »When you order a made to measure suit from us, we will come to your office or hotel to measure you up …
89measure sb/sth up — UK US measure sth/sb up Phrasal Verb with measure({{}}/ˈmeʒər/ verb ► to discover what size something or someone is by measuring them: »When you order a made to measure suit from us, we will come to your office or hotel to measure you up …
90measure sth up — UK US measure sth/sb up Phrasal Verb with measure({{}}/ˈmeʒər/ verb ► to discover what size something or someone is by measuring them: »When you order a made to measure suit from us, we will come to your office or hotel to measure you up …
