noun any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
noun a statute in draft before it becomes law
noun the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
noun musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
noun measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
verb determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
verb express as a number or measure or quantity
verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University