STANDARDS Synonyms

• a standard by which something can be measured or judged

• a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

• an item of information that is typical of a class or group

• a representative form or pattern

• something to be imitated

• punishment intended as a warning to others

• an occurrence of something

• a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

• belief about (or mental picture of) the future

• anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

• the feeling that something is about to happen

• the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

• a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

• a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

• a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• a statute in draft before it becomes law

• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

• express as a number or measure or quantity

• have certain dimensions

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• a type of product

• a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

• representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

• something to be imitated

• someone worthy of imitation

• a representative form or pattern

• a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

• the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

• worthy of imitation

• plan or create according to a model or models

• form in clay, wax, etc

• assume a posture as for artistic purposes

• display (clothes) as a mannequin

• create a representation or simulation of

• construct a model in the likeness of

• a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical

• a statistic describing the location of a distribution

• a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

• any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

• a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• a rule or standard especially of good behavior

• a basic truth or law or assumption

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• rule of personal conduct

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

• required activity

• anything indispensable

• something that is required in advance

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

• naming explicitly

• (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

• long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

• a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

• any distinctive flag

• unusually good; outstanding

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• a statute in draft before it becomes law

• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

• express as a number or measure or quantity

• have certain dimensions

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

• widely accepted as true or worthy

• the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

• the merchandise that a shop has on hand

• the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun

• a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

• a supply of something available for future use

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

• the reputation and popularity a person has

• persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

• a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

• any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

• any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

• lumber used in the construction of something

• the handle end of some implements or tools

• an ornamental white cravat

• any animals kept for use or profit

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• routine

• regularly and widely used or sold

• have on hand

• equip with a stock

• supply with fish

• supply with livestock

• amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

• provide or furnish with a stock of something

• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots