yardstick
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈjɑrdˌstɪk/
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- Luke and Joy McDavis shouldered a makeshift Ark of the Covenant made of two yardsticks taped to a cardboard box.
I I heard about how airflow was being gauged by a piece of toilet paper attached with a paper clip to a yardstick.
- I I heard about how airflow was being gauged by a piece of toilet paper attached with a paper clip to a yardstick.
Examples
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Constructing larger, poster-size representations, of course, requires using a ruler or yardstick.
Academic text (2012) -
We found a few treasures (an armload of yardsticks, three walking canes, and a tiny flower frog for me).
Blog text (14) -
The teacher stops the students after two or three minutes and measures the distance between their feet with a yardstick.
Academic text (1998) -
It's the distance measured by real yardsticks or meter sticks in this in this room.
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We trade the honey for chalk and yardsticks.
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Two baby food jars have been glued to each end of the flat side of a yardstick.
Academic text (1992) -
I'm just going to use a yardstick, A ruler, a pencil, and then just the regular dustless white chalk.
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Have the students gather data using yardsticks, the handout on spatial zones, and the following fieldwork sheet: HOW DO YOU USE SPACE?
Academic text (1998) -
Each team had a large table for a work surface and was supplied with the necessary tools, including an X-Acto knife, metal yardstick, markers, white glue, hot glue gun, double-stick tape, and regular masking tape.
Academic text (2007) -
Franklin used a yardstick to measure the length of each ant he found during his exploration.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible strip marked with numbers to measure length
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1.0
A flat stick with marks used to draw straight lines and measure length
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2.0
A flexible strip marked with numbers used to measure length
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2.1
A long rod with marks for measuring length
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1.3
A long flexible strip with numbers that measures length
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2.0
A ruler one foot long used to measure length
A ruler exactly one yard long used to measure cloth and short distances
A long rod with marks at regular spaces to show how long something is
A stick used to measure length up to one meter marked with centimeters and millimeters
A long marked stick used to measure length
A measuring tool used by shoe sellers to measure foot length and width
Idioms
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Yardstick comes from yard (an old word for 'three feet') and stick, because it was originally a wooden stick one yard long used to 'measure' length. So a yardstick is a simple tool for measuring things.