I. noun
1.
Synonyms: ration , allotment, allowance, apportionment, meed, part, portion, quantum, quota, share
2.
Synonyms: temperance 1, moderateness, moderation
3.
Synonyms: size 1, admeasurement, dimension(s), dimensionality, extent, magnitude, proportion
4.
Synonyms: melody , air, descant, diapason, lay, melisma, melodia, strain, tune, warble
5.
Synonyms: rhythm , beat, cadence, cadency, meter, rhyme, rhythmus, swing
6.
Synonyms: standard 3, benchmark, criterion, gauge, touchstone, yardstick
7.
an action planned or taken toward the accomplishment of a purpose
developed a new set of safety measures
Synonyms: maneuver, move, procedure, proceeding, step
Related Word: effort, project, proposal, proposition; expedient, makeshift, resort, resource, shift, stopgap
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: demarcate 1, bound, delimit, delimitate, determine, limit, mark (out)
2.
to ascertain the quantity, mass, extent, or degree of in terms of a standard unit or fixed amount
measure the depth of the water
Synonyms: gauge, scale
Related Word: size, size up; calculate, compute, estimate, figure, reckon