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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | measure |
| Synonyms: | appraise, assess, calibrate, check, compute, count, determine, estimate, evaluate, figure, gauge, look over, rank, rate, size, specify, value, weigh |
| Notes: | qualify means to describe the character or the qualities or peculiarities of - or to prove capable or fit, while quantify means to express as a number or measure or quantity |
| Main Entry: | scale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | measure |
| Synonyms: | adjust, balance, calibrate, compare, compute, estimate, gauge, graduate, proportion, prorate, regulate, size |
| Notes: | octave is the distance covered by any eight notes of a scale; a scale is a series of eight notes played in alphabetical order |
| Main Entry: | sift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take out residue; remove impurities |
| Synonyms: | analyze, clean, colander, comb, delve into, dig into, drain, evaluate, examine, explore, fathom, filter, go into, go through, grade, inquire, investigate, look into, pan, part, pore over, probe, prospect, purify, riddle, screen, scrutinize, search, separate, sieve, size, sort, strain, winnow |
| Notes: | a selective or purifying process can be called a sieve - and sift means 'to pass through a sieve' |
| Antonyms: | put in |
| Main Entry: | stature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance |
| Synonyms: | ability, cachet, caliber, capacity, competence, consequence, development, dignity, elevation, eminence, growth, merit, position, prestige, prominence, qualification, quality, rank, size, standing, state, station, status, tallness, value, virtue, worth |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | survey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scrutinize, take stock of |
| Synonyms: | appraise, assay, assess, canvass, case, check, check out, check over, check up, contemplate, estimate, evaluate, examine, give the once over, inspect, look over, look upon, measure, observe, overlook, oversee, plan, plot, prospect, rate, read, reconnoiter, research, review, scan, scope, set at, size, size up, stake out, study, summarize, superintend, supervise, test the waters, valuate, value, view |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | verify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confirm, validate |
| Synonyms: | add up, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, check, check out, check up, check up on, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, document, double-check, establish, eye*, eyeball, find out, hold up, justify, make certain, make sure, pan out, peg, prove, settle, size up, size*, stand up, substantiate, support, test, try |
| Antonyms: | discredit, disprove, invalidate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | volume |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capacity, measure of capacity |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, amount, body, bulk, compass, content, contents, cubic measure, dimensions, extent, figure, mass, number, object, quantity, size, total |
| Main Entry: | dimensions |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | range |
| Synonyms: | ambit, amplitude, bigness, bulk, capacity, compass, depth, dimension, dimensionality, extension, extensity, extent, greatness, height, importance, largeness, length, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion, reach, scale, scope, size, volume, width |
| Main Entry: | dimension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measure |
| Synonyms: | aspect, bulk, capacity, element, extent, height, importance, length, magnitude, mass, proportion, quality, range, scope, size, thickness, time, volume |
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