measure vs meter

measure and meter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
measure	Yes	No	Yes	No
meter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, measure and meter are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of measure include beat, cadence, metre.

As verbs, meter is a hyponym of measure; that is, meter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than measure:

Other hyponyms of measure include gauge, scale, pace, step, clock, time, fathom, sound, titrate, plumb, librate, weigh.

measure (noun)	meter (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements	the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

measure (verb)	meter (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity	measure with a meter
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of	stamp with a meter indicating the postage
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions