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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 29% | 7 | Pledge to provide a home with listening equipment initially | |
3 | 26% | 11 | Old-fashioned pledge of marriage | |
Old Pledge Said To Provide A Standard Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GAUGE" which means:
- noun
- • A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
- • Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
- • The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
- • The thickness of wire
- • Diameter of a tube or gun barrel verb
- • Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- • Rub to a uniform size
- • Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
- • Measure precisely and against a standard
- • Adapt to a specified measurement
- • Mix in specific proportions
An example sentence would be:
- • "He used a measuring gauge to check the dimensions of the wood."
- • "The fuel gauge in the car indicates how much gasoline is left."
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