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yard·stick
 yardstick
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- pronunciation:
- yard
stIk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a measuring stick three feet long.
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| definition 2: |
a rule or standard against which something is compared or judged.
By the yardstick of his family's success in business, he was failing.Grades are the yardstick of success in school.- similar words:
- precedent, standard
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