something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
an indication of damage | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal |
the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements |
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance |
a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats |
a symbol of disgrace or infamy | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
a distinguishing symbol | a statute in draft before it becomes law |
a visible indication made on a surface | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated |
a reference point to shoot at | |
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | |
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
formerly the basic unit of money in Germany | |