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yardstick
Overview of noun yardstick
The noun yardstick has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) yardstick -- (a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?")
2. yardstick, yard measure -- (a ruler or tape that is three feet long)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yardstick
2 senses of yardstick
Sense 1
yardstick
=> standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
=> reference point, point of reference, reference
=> indicator
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
yardstick, yard measure
=> rule, ruler
=> measuring stick, measure, measuring rod
=> measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun yardstick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yardstick
2 senses of yardstick
Sense 1
yardstick
=> standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
Sense 2
yardstick, yard measure
=> rule, ruler
Antonyms of noun yardstick
Member Holonyms of noun yardstick
Substance Holonyms of noun yardstick
Part Holonyms of noun yardstick
Member Meronyms of noun yardstick
Substance Meronyms of noun yardstick
Part Meronyms of noun yardstick
Meronyms of noun yardstick
Holonyms of noun yardstick
Attributes of noun yardstick
Derived Forms of noun yardstick
Domain of noun yardstick
Domain Terms of noun yardstick
Familiarity of noun yardstick
yardstick used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun yardstick
2 senses of yardstick
Sense 1
yardstick
> standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
=> benchmark
=> earned run average, ERA
=> grade point average, GPA
=> procrustean standard, procrustean rule, procrustean bed
=> yardstick
=> medium of exchange, monetary system
=> scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series
=> gauge, standard of measurement
=> baseline
=> norm
Sense 2
yardstick, yard measure
> rule, ruler
=> carpenter's rule
=> foot rule
=> meterstick, metrestick
=> yardstick, yard measure
Meronyms of noun yardstick
2 senses of yardstick
Sense 2
yardstick, yard measure
=> rule, ruler
=> measuring stick, measure, measuring rod
=> measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun yardstick
Grep of noun yardstick
yardstick
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