measure in WordNet English dictionary

1. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
   measure  quantity  amount 
   
2. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
   "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
   measure  bar 
   
3. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
   meter  metre  measure  beat  cadence 
   
4. a statute in draft before it becomes law
   "they held a public hearing on the bill"
   bill  measure 
   
5. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
   "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
   standard  criterion  measure  touchstone 
   
6. the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
   "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
   measurement  measuring  measure  mensuration 
   
7. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
   "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
   measure  step 
   
8. measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
   measuring stick  measure  measuring rod 
   
9. a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
   measure 
   

1. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
   "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
   measure  evaluate  valuate  assess  appraise  value 
   
2. express as a number or measure or quantity
   "Can you quantify your results?"
   quantify  measure 
   
3. determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
   "Measure the length of the wall"
   measure  mensurate  measure out 
   
4. have certain dimensions
   "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
   measure