broad jump long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
broad arrow | an arrow with a wide barbed head |
broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
broad hatchet | a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead |
depth gauge depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
fuel gauge fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge gasoline gage gas gauge gas gage petrol gauge petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
micrometer micrometer gauge micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge rain gage pluviometer udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
strain gauge strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge surface gage scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
vacuum gauge vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
water gauge water gage water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
bore gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
gauge | the thickness of wire |
gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
broad interpretation judicial activism | an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) |
broad-mindedness | an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior |
broad arrow | a mark shaped like an arrowhead, used to mark convicts' clothing |
broad arrow | an arrowhead mark identifying British government property |
long jump broad jump | a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start |
fava bean broad bean | shell beans cooked as lima beans |
broad bean horse bean | a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder |
gauge boson | a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
broad | slang term for a woman, a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch |
broad-leaved montia Montia cordifolia | succulent plant with mostly basal leaves, stem bears pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of - white flowers, western North America |
zigzag goldenrod broad leaved goldenrod | a variety of goldenrod |
broad-leaved twayblade Listera convallarioides | small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers, western North America |
flame tree broad-leaved bottletree Brachychiton australis | north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves |
broad leaved centaury | a variety of centaury with broad leaves |
broad-leaved everlasting pea perennial pea Lathyrus latifolius | perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers, naturalized in North America |
broad bean broad-bean broad-bean plant English bean European bean field bean Vicia faba | Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder |
broad bean fava bean horsebean | seed of the broad-bean plant |
broad-leaved plantain common plantain white-man's foot whiteman's foot cart-track plant Plantago major | common European perennial naturalized worldwide, a troublesome weed |
rugel's plantain broad-leaved plantain Plantago rugelii | North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves |
bitter dock broad-leaved dock yellow dock Rumex obtusifolius | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America |
broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata | European shield fern |
broad beech fern southern beech fern Phegopteris hexagonoptera Dryopteris hexagonoptera Thelypteris hexagonoptera | beech fern of North American woodlands having strawolored stripes |
gauge standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
gauge | mix in specific proportions, gauge plaster |
gauge | adapt to a specified measurement, gauge the instruments |
gauge | measure precisely and against a standard, the wire is gauged |
estimate gauge approximate guess judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time), I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds |
gauge | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, gauge the wine barrels |