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Noun
S: (n) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated) "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
S: (n) benchmark (a standard by which something can be measured or judged) "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
S: (n) earned run average, ERA ((baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched)
S: (n) grade point average, GPA (a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted)
S: (n) yardstick (a measure or standard used for comparison) "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
S: (n) medium of exchange, monetary system (anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region)
S: (n) gauge, standard of measurement (accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared)
S: (n) baseline (an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared) "the established a baseline for the budget"
S: (n) norm (a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical) "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
S: (n) standard (an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)) "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
S: (adj) standard (conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind) "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
S: (adj) standard (commonly used or supplied) "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
S: (adj) standard (established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence) "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
S: (adj) standard, received (conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers) "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
S: (adj) standard, stock (regularly and widely used or sold) "a standard size"; "a stock item"