a defensive effort | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
a support or foundation | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal |
tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements |
a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance |
a support for displaying ot holding various articles | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats |
a small table for holding articles of various kinds | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
a booth where articles are displayed for sale | a statute in draft before it becomes law |
a mental position from which things are viewed | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated |
an interruption of normal activity | |
a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area | |
the position where a thing or person stands | |