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noun(mea-sure)an adequate or due portion
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noun(mea-sure)a moderate degree; also : moderation, temperance
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noun(mea-sure)a fixed or suitable limit : bounds
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verb(mea-sure)to choose or control with cautious restraint : regulate
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verb(mea-sure)to regulate by a standard : govern
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verb(mea-sure)to allot or apportion in measured amounts
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plural noun(mea-sure)beds of coal with the associated rocks
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noun(mea-sure)a system of liquid units of measure used chiefly by pharmacists —called also apothecary measure
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noun(mea-sure)the quality or state of being austere: such as
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noun(mea-sure)a stern and serious quality
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noun(mea-sure)a plain and simple quality
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noun(mea-sure)a meter consisting chiefly of iambic lines of 7 accents each arranged in rhymed pairs usually printed in 4-line stanzas —called also common meter
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noun(mea-sure)an action or device designed to negate or offset a countermeasure; especially : a military system or device intended to block a sensing mechanism (such as a radar detector) that was intended to counteract another sensing mechanism (such as radar)
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noun(mea-sure)a unit (such as cubic inch or cubic centimeter) for measuring volume
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noun(mea-sure)a series of units of capacity for dry commodities
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noun(mea-sure)a measure of length
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noun(mea-sure)a system of measures of length