touchstone – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
touchstone
n.
yardstick, criterion
Touchstone
touchstone
Noun
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
(synonym) standard, criterion, measure
(hypernym) reference point, point of reference, reference
(hyponym) benchmark
Touchstone
(n.)
Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite.
(n.)
Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
touchstone
Synonyms and related words:
acid test, assay, barometer, benchmark, blank determination, brouillon, canon, check, criterion, crucial test, crucible, degree, demonstration, determination, docimasy, essay, feeling out, first draft, gauge, graduated scale, kiteflying, measure, model, norm, ordeal, parameter, pattern, probation, proof, quantity, reading, readout, reference, rough draft, rough sketch, rule, scale, sounding out, standard, test, test case, trial, try, type, value, verification, yardstick
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
