Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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caliber | Yes | No | No | No |
gauge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
caliber (noun) | gauge (noun) |
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a degree or grade of excellence or worth | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
diameter of a tube or gun barrel | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
the thickness of wire | |
diameter of a tube or gun barrel | |
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
caliber (verb) | gauge (verb) |
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measure precisely and against a standard | |
adapt to a specified measurement | |
mix in specific proportions | |
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | |
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation | |
rub to a uniform size |