Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gauge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
estimate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gauge (noun) | estimate (noun) |
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a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody |
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
the thickness of wire | the respect with which a person is held |
diameter of a tube or gun barrel | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) |
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job |
gauge (verb) | estimate (verb) |
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measure precisely and against a standard | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
adapt to a specified measurement | judge to be probable |
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 |