gauge vs touchstone

touchstone vs gauge

gauge and touchstone both are nouns.

gauge is a verb but touchstone is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gauge	Yes	No	Yes	No
touchstone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, touchstone is a hypernym of gauge; that is, touchstone is a word with a broader meaning than gauge:

gauge: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
touchstone: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Other hypernyms of gauge include criterion, measure, standard.

gauge (noun)	touchstone (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
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

gauge (verb)	touchstone (verb)
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

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