full+measure

  • 71man is the measure of all things — Cf. PROTAGORAS in Plato Cratylus vi. πάντων χρημάτων μέτρον εἶναι ἄνθρωπον, man is the measure of all things. 1547 W. BALDWIN Morall Phylosophie III. xvi. O6v Man is the measure of all thynges. 1631 G. CHAPMAN Warres of Pompey & Caesar II. E2 As… …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 72Long measure — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 73Solid measure — Solid Sol id (s[o^]l [i^]d), a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???: cf. F. solide. Cf. {Consolidate},{Soda}, {Solder}, {Soldier}, {Solemn}.] 1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 74for good measure — if you do something or add something for good measure, you do it or add it in addition to something else. In today s programme we have a full report on today s top football matches, with some cricket and athletics thrown in for good measure. I… …

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  • 75Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards — (AIMS) is a standardized test administered by the state of Arizona. It is Arizona s implementation of Outcome based education. [citebook|title=Brookings Papers on Education Policy 2005 |author= Diane Ravitch |year=2005|publisher=Brookings… …

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  • 76short measure — The offense of a seller of goods or merchandise of a particular measure in delivering a short measure for the full price. 56 Am J1st Wts &L§46 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 77heaped measure — noun or heaping measure : dry measure obtained by filling the container heaping full …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 78To have one's hands full — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 79Above Full-Employment Equilibrium — A macroeconomic term used to describe the real gross domestic product (GDP) is currently in excess of its long run average, or some other historical measure. Accordingly, the amount that the current real GDP is greater then the historic average… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 80Effective full-power days —   The number of effective full power days produced by a unit is a measure of the unit s energy generation. It is determined using the following ratio Heat generation (planned or actual) in megawatt days thermal (MWdt) (dividedby) Licensed thermal …

    Energy terms