Yardstick

What do we mean by yardstick?

A graduated measuring stick one yard in length. noun

A test, standard, or model used in measurement, comparison, or judgment. noun

A stick or rod exactly 3 feet long, generally marked with subdivisions, as quarters and eighths of the yard on the one side, and inches, or perhaps feet and inches, on the other. See yard, n., 3, 4. noun

Figuratively, a standard of measurement in general. noun

A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc. noun

A measuring rod thirty-six inches long. noun

A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged. noun

A ruler or tape that is three feet long noun

A measure or standard used for comparison noun

A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

Words that are spelled similarly to yardstick:
yardstick, yard stick, cardstock, yardsticks, hard tick.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word yardstick:
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Words that rhyme with yardstick:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe yardstick:
same, only, common, own, useful, good, important, objective, single, reliable, moral, best, simple, ultimate, convenient, better, appropriate, basic, standard, economic, universal, rough, sole, main, accurate, proper, absolute, true, critical, suitable, reasonable, crude, wooden, primary, valuable, comparative, valid, adequate, traditional, principal, financial, diagnostic, external, monetary, usual, quantitative, normative, excellent, statistical, ethical, practical, relevant, conventional, ordinary, scientific, clear, precise, elastic, fair, realistic, definite, satisfactory, fundamental, arbitrary, rigid, wrong, meaningful, uniform, acceptable, obvious, available, evaluative, ideal, exclusive, handy.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective yardstick:
competition, regulation.

Words that sound like yardstick:
yardstick, yard stick, yardsticks, juristic, sword stick, cardstock, card stock, hard tick, hardtack, horse tick, heuristic, short stack, eucharistic, puristic, lordotic, watered stock, heartsick, hard tack, hard attack, woodstock, touristic, gearstick, gear stick, red stick, heartstruck, hard stuff, heart struck, hartsock, yardwork, eustache, yard sale, yogistic, got stuck.