noun
1.
Synonyms: flag , banderole, banner, bannerol, color, ensign, jack, pennant, pennon, streamer
2.
Synonyms: model 2, archetype, beau ideal, ensample, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, paradigm, pattern
3.
a means of determining what a thing should be
each generation has its own standards of morality
Synonyms: benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick
Related Word: average, mean, median, norm, par; axiom, belief, fundamental, principle; law, rule; exemplar, model, pattern
Idioms: rule of thumb
4.
a fixed, customary, or official measure (as of quantity, quality, or price)
governmental standards of weights and measures
Synonyms: assize
Related Word: ||dick