Gauge
41gauge — Synonyms and related words: Johansson block, T square, adjust, amount, amplitude, appraise, appreciate, area, assay, assess, barometer, basis, benchmark, bigness, body, breadth, bulk, calculate, caliber, calibrate, caliper, calipers, call, canon …
42gauge — [geɪdʒ] (chiefly US also gage) noun 1》 an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something. 2》 the thickness, size, or capacity of a wire, sheet, tube, bullet, etc., especially as a standard… …
43gauge — [[t]geɪdʒ[/t]] v. gauged, gaug•ing, n. 1) to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure 2) to appraise, estimate, or judge 3) to make conformable to a standard 4) to mark or measure off; delineate 5) bui to chip or… …
44gauge — See gage. See gage, gauge …
45Gauge — This interesting surname has two possible origins; firstly, it may be a metonymic occupational name for an assayer, an official in charge of checking weights and measures, deriving from the Middle English, Old French ga(u)ge meaning measure.… …
46gauge — A term used in the identification of a shotgun bore. The number of round lead balls of bore diameter that equal one pound. Thus 12 gauge is the diameter of a round lead ball weighing 1/12 of a pound …
47gauge — n marihuana or hashish. Gauge is a now obsolete slang term for an alcoholic drink and later also for a pipe or a pipe ful of tobacco, coming presumably from the idea of a measure (of something intoxicating). The survival of these senses in… …
48gauge — to kill Literally, to measure, or a token of defiance, which does not help us very much: Nile and me, we fixin to gauge his daddy. (Turow, 1996 daddy was going to be murdered) …
49gauge — I. v. a. 1. Measure (a cask, etc.), find the contents of, ascertain the capacity of. 2. Measure (as to ability), estimate. II. n. 1. Measure, standard, means of estimating. 2. Measure, measuring instrument, carpenter s gauge …
50gauge — A measurement of the physical size of a cable. Under the American Wire Gauge (AWG) standards, higher numbers indicate thinner cable. See also cabling standards …
