ruler vs measure

measure vs ruler

ruler and measure both are nouns.

ruler is not a verb while measure is a verb.

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

As nouns, measure is a hypernym of ruler; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than ruler:

ruler: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
measure: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

Other hypernyms of ruler include measuring rod, measuring stick.

ruler (noun)	measure (noun)
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a person who rules or commands	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
	any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
	measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
	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

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

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