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Rhymes with Yard Measure

  • displeasure
  • treasure
  • pleasure
  • leisure
  • leasure

Sentences with yard-measure


1. Noun Phrase
A standard fabric yard measures 44 inches wide by 36 inches long.

2. measure

verb. ['ˈmɛʒɝ'] express as a number or measure or quantity.

Etymology

  • mesure (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • mesure (French)

3. measure

verb. ['ˈmɛʒɝ'] have certain dimensions.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • mesure (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • mesure (French)

7. measure

noun. ['ˈmɛʒɝ'] a statute in draft before it becomes law.

Etymology

  • mesure (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • mesure (French)

9. yard

noun. ['ˈjɑːrd'] a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride.

Etymology

  • geard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • gerd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

10. yard

noun. ['ˈjɑːrd'] the enclosed land around a house or other building.

Etymology

  • geard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • gerd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))