YARDSTICK


Meaning of YARDSTICK in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ good , reliable , useful

▪ common

▪ traditional

▪ moral

VERB + YARDSTICK

▪ have

We don't have a common ~ by which to compare the two cases.

▪ apply , use (sth as)

▪ give sb , provide (sb with) , serve as

▪ measure sth against , measure sth by

PREPOSITION

▪ against a ~

The new test provides a ~ against which to measure children's learning.

▪ by a ~

By any ~, that's a large amount of money.

The goal is to create a ~ by which to measure the progress.

▪ ~ for

a ~ for measuring growth

▪ ~ of

the ~ of success

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