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- [yahrd-stik]
- /ˈyɑrdˌstɪk/
- /ˈjɑːd.stɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yahrd-stik]
- /ˈyɑrdˌstɪk/
Definitions of yardstick word
- noun yardstick a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring. 1
- noun yardstick any standard of measurement or judgment: Test scores are not the only yardstick of academic achievement. 1
- noun yardstick A measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches. 1
- noun yardstick measuring stick 1
- noun yardstick measure of sth 1
- countable noun yardstick If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things. 0
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Origin of yardstick
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1810-20; yard1 + stick1
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Parts of speech for Yardstick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yardstick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for yardstick
noun yardstick
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- index — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- gauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
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