A yardstick is 36 inches long.
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Yardstick
/ˈjɑːdˌstɪk/
Synonyms for "yardstick" (116 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Noun(16 words)
achievement standardalignment standardassessment anchorassessment metricbaseline measurementbaseline resultsbehavioral indicatorsbenchmarkbenchmark performance measurebenchmarking conceptbenchmarksclassification criterioncomparatorcomparatorscraft exemplarcriteria term
Adjective(2 words)
canonical normclear criteria
Strong matches (34)
Noun(18 words)
criterioncriterionscultural milestoneecmascript standardemotional-intelligence basedepitomizingface shield standardfield standardfinancial metricgaugesgovernance scoregrade level standardguide basedguidepostinspection standardinstrumentinternal standardlandmark
Adjective(8 words)
cultural practice indicatorscurrent baselineeducational metricgoverning factorguiding ruleguiding standardinstructional indicatorlegal measure
Verb(3 words)
establish benchmarkevaluate artgauge interest
Related words (58)
Adjective(4 words)
legal standardnational authorityofficial criterionstrict standards
Noun(36 words)
make a comparisonmanagement criterionmeasure linguistic abilitymeasure oral understandingmeasure work capacitymeasurement criterionmeasurement rulermeasuring stickmeter stickperformance criterionperformance standardprecedentquality measurequality of life measurereferencereference measurementreference pointreference valuerisk criterionrubric criterion
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rulerselection criterionsetting a standardshoot forspanish medirstandardstandard of livingstandardsstandards termteststhree foot lengththroughput targettouchstonesverification standardyard lengthyard measure
Determiner(1 words)
most evident factor
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10 entriesassessment criterionmeter sticknormperformance metricquality benchmarkquality metricreference standardthree foot measurewood yardstickyard length
Collocations
6 entriesacademic yardstickeconomic yardstickindustry yardstickperformance yardstickpolicy yardstickquality yardstick
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The simplicity, reliability, and effectiveness of their design would make it the yardstick against which all future firearms would be judged.
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The teacher picked up the yardstick and measured.
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Mr. Jackson picked up a yardstick and measured.
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