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

the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

a board measure = 1980 board feet

the value behind the money in a monetary system

an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)

any distinctive flag

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

commonly used or supplied

established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

regularly and widely used or sold

a broadly based stock market index

a broadly based stock market index

a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force

the square root of the variance

railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches

(computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted

a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group

a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group

accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely

a breed or medium-sized poodles

a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely

a medium-sized schnauzer

exactly zero degrees centigrade

the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom

a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal

an outstanding leader of a political movement

the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle

the condition in which a standard has been successfully established

the imposition of standards or regulations

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

evaluate by comparing with a standard

cause to conform to standard or norm

brought into conformity with a standard

capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

a person who sets a standard for things to conform to

the condition in which a standard has been successfully established

the imposition of standards or regulations

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

cause to conform to standard or norm

evaluate by comparing with a standard

brought into conformity with a standard

capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

a person who sets a standard for things to conform to