yardstick
A standard that is shared or used by everyone in a group.
A standard that is effective and appropriate.
A standard that can be trusted to be accurate.
A standard that is practical for measurement or comparison.
A standard for judging what is right or wrong.
A standard that has been used for a long time.
Used to introduce the standard used for judgment.
Indicates what the yardstick is intended to measure.
Often indicates what quality is being measured (e.g., success, progress).
Used to indicate the standard something is being compared to.
To employ something as a standard for comparison.
To possess a standard for measurement or comparison.
To offer a standard for comparison or evaluation.
To function as a standard for judging something.
To use a standard to evaluate something.
To compare something to a standard to see how it compares.
To evaluate something using a particular standard.
To provide someone with a standard for measurement.