Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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guard | Yes | No | Yes | No |
measure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
guard (noun) | measure (noun) |
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a position on a basketball team | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
the duty of serving as a sentry | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal |
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements |
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance |
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats |
a military unit serving to protect some place or person | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage | a statute in draft before it becomes law |
a person who keeps watch over something or someone | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated |
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team |
guard (verb) | measure (verb) |
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watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect | express as a number or measure or quantity |
protect against a challenge or attack | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of |
to keep watch over | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence | have certain dimensions |