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How to sign: place a value on; judge the worth of something
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional";
Similiar / Same: evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
Categories: judge
Within this category: censor, grade, praise, rate, reassess, standardize
How to sign: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
"Measure the length of the wall";
Similiar / Same: mensurate, measure out
Categories: decide, determine, make up one's mind
Within this category: calibrate, caliper, shoot, triangulate
How to sign: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
"they set the measure for all subsequent work";
Similiar / Same: standard, criterion, touchstone
Categories: point of reference, reference, reference point
Within this category: baseline, benchmark, gauge, grade point average, medium of exchange, norm, scale, yardstick
How to sign: how much there is of something that you can quantify
Similiar / Same: quantity, amount
Categories: abstraction
Within this category: cordage, definite quantity, fundamental quantity, indefinite quantity, linear measure, magnetization, octane number, playing period, point, probability, proof, quantum, relative quantity, system of measurement, time interval, time unit, value, volume, volume
How to sign: a statute in draft before it becomes law
"they held a public hearing on the bill";
Similiar / Same: bill
Categories: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
Within this category: appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill
How to sign: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Similiar / Same: cadence, metre, meter, beat
Categories: poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern
Within this category: catalexis, common measure, metrical foot, scansion
