Rhymes with leisure

lei·sure

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leasure — Misspelling of leisure.
measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
seizure — the act or an instance of seizing.
treasure — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.

board measure — a system of units for measuring wood based on the board foot. 1980 board feet equal one standard
displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
square measure — a system of units for the measurement of surfaces or areas.
tape measure — a long, flexible strip or ribbon, as of cloth or metal, marked with subdivisions of the foot or meter and used for measuring.

common measure — the usual stanza form of a ballad, consisting of four iambic lines rhyming a b c b or a b a b
cubic measure — a system of units for the measurement of volumes, based on the cubic inch, the cubic centimetre, etc
linear measure — any system for measuring length.
liquid measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).

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