frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

pupils' available time. Measure your words when speaking to
young children. 13 measure off or out. mark off or out, limit,
delimit, fix, pace off or out, lay off: Now measure off exactly
122.5 metres due north. 14 measure out. mete out, dole out,
ration (out), parcel out, apportion, allot, share out, assign,
allocate; give out, deal out, distribute, issue, pass out, hand
out, dispense, disperse, spread around or about: The relief
workers measured out food and water to the victims of the
famine. 15 measure up (to). a meet, equal, fulfil, match,
reach, attain: The first eleven have not measured up to their
coach's expectations. Will they ever measure up? b qualify
(for), be suitable (for), be equal to, be fit or fitted for, be
adequate (to), be up to, Colloq make the grade, come up to
scratch, be up to snuff, US cut the mustard: If Clive gets the
assignment, are you sure that he'll measure up? No one else
measures up to the job.
measured adj. 1 slow, regulated, unhurried, leisurely, stately,
majestic, dignified, sedate, solemn: The silent procession
moved through the streets at a measured pace. 2 careful,
cautious, prudent, calculated, studied, considered, deliberate,
systematic, sober, intentional, planned, regulated,
premeditated, well-thought-out, reasoned: He planned the murder
with the same measured deliberation he used in writing computer
programs. 3 rhythmic(al), regular, cadenced, steady, uniform,
even, monotonous: The measured marching of the soldiers echoed
through the night. 4 precise, regulated, exact, predetermined,
modulated, quantified; clockwork: A measured amount of each
ingredient is automatically added at each stage of the
manufacturing process.
measurement
n. 1 measuring, reckoning, gauging or gaging, ascertainment,
determination, assessment, estimation, appraisal, evaluation,
valuation, judgement, calculation, computation, mensuration,
commensuration; metage: The measurement of astronomical
distances can only be approximate. 2 dimension, extent, size,
amount, magnitude, amplitude; length, breadth, height, width,
depth; area; volume, capacity; weight, tonnage; (elapsed) time,
period; (square or cubic) footage, (square) yardage, mileage,
acreage,: I need the measurements of the room to order the
fitted carpet.