Communication
Synonyms for measure
The synonym for measure recorded in this bank is standard, in the sense "a basis for comparison". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for measure
- standardnoun, in the sense "a basis for comparison"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for measure.
a basis for comparison
They set the measure for all subsequent work.
The true synonym
standard
Same sentence, swapped: They set the standard for all subsequent work.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where measure stands in the sentence above.
- meter
- weight
- utility
Where measure turns up in the game
measure is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where measure is the trap
- billnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is account, in the sense "an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered", so measure is there to be ruled out.
- relishverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is enjoy, in the sense "to enjoy something, especially food, greatly", so measure is there to be ruled out.
- barnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is saloon, in the sense "a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter", so measure is there to be ruled out.
- notchverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is nick, in the sense "to cut a small angled groove into an edge or surface", and measure is on the board beside it.
Play measure
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so measure reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because communication is the company measure keeps.
The same bank, read from both sides
measure is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 6. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.