how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | an indication of damage |
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other |
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember |
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) |
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) |
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | a symbol of disgrace or infamy |
a statute in draft before it becomes law | a distinguishing symbol |
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | a visible indication made on a surface |
| 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 |