Impose
(v. t.) To lay on |
Impose
(v. t.) To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc. |
Impose
(v. t.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination. |
Impose
(v. t.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing |
Impose
(v. i.) To practice trick or deception. |
Impose
(n.) A command |
Measure
(n.) A standard of dimension |
Measure
(n.) An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like. |
Measure
(n.) The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard |
Measure
(n.) The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured |
Measure
(n.) Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds |
Measure
(n.) Determined extent, not to be exceeded |
Measure
(n.) The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling |
Measure
(n.) Undefined quantity |
Measure
(n.) Regulated division of movement |
Measure
(n.) A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed |
Measure
(n.) The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats. |
Measure
(n.) The space between two bars. |
Measure
(a.) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables |
Measure
(a.) A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder |
Measure
(a.) A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy |
Measure
(a.) The act of measuring |
Measure
(a.) Beds or strata |
Measure
(n.) To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument |
Measure
(n.) To serve as the measure of |
Measure
(n.) To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance. |
Measure
(n.) To adjust by a rule or standard. |
Measure
(n.) To allot or distribute by measure |
Measure
(v. i.) To make a measurement or measurements. |
Measure
(v. i.) To result, or turn out, on measuring |
Measure
(v. i.) To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure |
Noun
(n.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought |
Residence
(n.) The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time |
Residence
(n.) The place where one resides |
Residence
(n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice |
Residence
(n.) The place where anything rests permanently. |
Residence
(n.) Subsidence, as of a sediment. |
Residence
(n.) That which falls to the bottom of liquors |
Terminating
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Terminate |
Water measure
() A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel. |
measure
quantity
amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| measure step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal, the situation called for strong measures, the police took steps to reduce crime |
| desperate measure | desperate actions taken as a means to an end, he had to resort to desperate measures |
defense
defence
defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
measurement
measuring
measure
mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
residency
residence
abidance | the act of dwelling in a place |
dormitory
dorm
residence hall
hall student residence | a college or university building containing living quarters for students |
| hall of residence | a university dormitory |
mansion
mansion house
manse hall residence | a large and imposing house |
| measure | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance |
measuring stick
measure
measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
religious residence
cloister | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
| residence | the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president), he refused to live in the governor's residence |
security system
security measure
security | an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
tape tapeline
tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
yardstick
yard measure | a ruler or tape that is three feet long |
noun phrase
nominal phrase
nominal | a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb |
| noun | the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition |
| noun | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
| collective noun | a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things |
| mass noun | a noun that does not form plurals |
| count noun | a noun that forms plurals |
| generic noun | a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender |
proper noun
proper name | a noun that denotes a particular thing, usually capitalized |
| common noun | a noun that denotes any or all members of a class |
verbal noun
deverbal noun | a noun that is derived from a verb |
| bill measure | a statute in draft before it becomes law, they held a public hearing on the bill |
measure
bar | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats, the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song |
meter
metre
measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
common measure
common meter | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad |
standard
criterion
measure touchstone | a basis for comparison, a reference point against which other things can be evaluated, the schools comply with federal standards, they set the measure for all subsequent work |
residence
abode | any address at which you dwell more than temporarily, a person can have several residences |
domicile
legal residence | (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return, every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time, what's his legal residence? |
fundamental quantity
fundamental measure | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
| information measure | a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information |
| long measure | a measure of length |
area unit
square measure | a system of units used to measure areas |
volume unit
capacity unit
capacity measure
cubage unit
cubic measure
cubic content unit
displacement unit
cubature unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
linear unit
linear measure | a unit of measurement of length |
| circular measure | measurement of angles in radians |
liquid unit
liquid measure | a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) |
dry unit
dry measure | a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain) |
| board measure | a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot |
common divisor
common factor
common measure | an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly |
| residence time | the period of time spent in a particular place |
common time
four-four time
quadruple time
common measure | a time signature indicating four beats to the bar |
quantify
measure | express as a number or measure or quantity, Can you quantify your results? |
measure
mensurate
measure out | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of, Measure the length of the wall |
measure evaluate
valuate
assess
appraise value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of, I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional, access all the factors when taking a risk |
inflict
bring down
visit impose | impose something unpleasant, The principal visited his rage on the students |