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yardstick
CIDE DICTIONARY
yardstick, n.
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
yardstick, n.
1 a standard used for comparison.
2 a measuring rod a yard long, usu. divided into inches etc.
1 a standard used for comparison.
2 a measuring rod a yard long, usu. divided into inches etc.
THESAURUS
yardstick
barometer, basis, benchmark, canon, check, criterion, degree, exemplar, gauge, graduated scale, measure, model, norm, parameter, pattern, quantity, reading, readout, rule, scale, standard, test, touchstone, type, valueFor further exploring for "yardstick" in Webster Dictionary Online