Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A graduated measuring stick one yard in length.
- noun A test, standard, or model used in measurement, comparison, or judgment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stick or rod exactly 3 feet long, generally marked with subdivisions, as quarters and eighths of the yard on the one side, and inches, or perhaps feet and inches, on the other. See
yard , n., 3, 4. - noun Figuratively, a standard of measurement in general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
measuring rod thirty-sixinches long. - noun figuratively A
standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ruler or tape that is three feet long
- noun a measure or standard used for comparison
Etymologies
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Examples
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I got involved because I think people shouldn't be denied access to opportunity based on criteria that have nothing to do with their abilities -- whether the yardstick is the color of their skin or the economic circumstances of their parents (or, of course, their gender).
Paula Goldman: No, Seriously... What About Men? Paula Goldman 2010
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I got involved because I think people shouldn't be denied access to opportunity based on criteria that have nothing to do with their abilities -- whether the yardstick is the color of their skin or the economic circumstances of their parents (or, of course, their gender).
Paula Goldman: No, Seriously... What About Men? Paula Goldman 2010
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I got involved because I think people shouldn't be denied access to opportunity based on criteria that have nothing to do with their abilities -- whether the yardstick is the color of their skin or the economic circumstances of their parents (or, of course, their gender).
Paula Goldman: No, Seriously... What About Men? Paula Goldman 2010
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I got involved because I think people shouldn't be denied access to opportunity based on criteria that have nothing to do with their abilities -- whether the yardstick is the color of their skin or the economic circumstances of their parents (or, of course, their gender).
Paula Goldman: No, Seriously... What About Men? Paula Goldman 2010
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I got involved because I think people shouldn't be denied access to opportunity based on criteria that have nothing to do with their abilities -- whether the yardstick is the color of their skin or the economic circumstances of their parents (or, of course, their gender).
Paula Goldman: No, Seriously... What About Men? Paula Goldman 2010
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I got involved because I think people shouldn't be denied access to opportunity based on criteria that have nothing to do with their abilities -- whether the yardstick is the color of their skin or the economic circumstances of their parents (or, of course, their gender).
Paula Goldman: No, Seriously... What About Men? Paula Goldman 2010
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I was responding to the statement that English speakers don't like Spanish speakers and trying to convey that Americans who judge everything by a certain yardstick just don't understand what they are seeing when they see illegals doing certain things.
The Facts Concerning Violent Crimes Committed Against US Tourists in Mexico 2010
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I was responding to the statement that English speakers don't like Spanish speakers and trying to convey that Americans who judge everything by a certain yardstick just don't understand what they are seeing when they see illegals doing certain things.
The Facts Concerning Violent Crimes Committed Against US Tourists in Mexico 2010
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I was responding to the statement that English speakers don't like Spanish speakers and trying to convey that Americans who judge everything by a certain yardstick just don't understand what they are seeing when they see illegals doing certain things.
The Facts Concerning Violent Crimes Committed Against US Tourists in Mexico 2010
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I was responding to the statement that English speakers don't like Spanish speakers and trying to convey that Americans who judge everything by a certain yardstick just don't understand what they are seeing when they see illegals doing certain things.
The Facts Concerning Violent Crimes Committed Against US Tourists in Mexico 2010
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