yardstick
English
noun
Definitions
- A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
- (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
Etymology
Compound from English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area) + English stick (sticky, adhere, cigarette, joint).
Origin
English
stick
Gloss
sticky, adhere, cigarette, joint
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
粘
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Appleyard English
- antistick English
- backyard English
- ballyard English
- balmyard English
- bangstick English
- barnyard English
- beeyard English
- bestick English
- bloodstick English
- boatyard English
- boneyard English
- boomstick English
- breadstick English
- brickyard English
- broomstick English
- cabbage on a stick English
- candlestick English
- catstick English
- chamberstick English
- chapstick English
- chewstick English
- chickenyard English
- chipyard English
- chookyard English
- churchyard English
- clapstick English
- clothyard English
- clue stick English
- coachyard English
- coalyard English
- cornstick English
- coupstick English
- courtyard English
- cowyard English
- crabstick English
- cuestick English
- deadstick English
- dipstick English
- dockyard English
- dooryard English
- dripstick English
- drumstick English
- dumpyard English
- dungyard English
- farmyard English
- feedyard English
- fiddlestick English
- fingerstick English
- firestick English
- flagstick English
- floatstick English
- foldyard English
- forestick English
- foreyard English
- fowlyard English
- freightyard English
- fuckstick English
- gaolyard English
- gearstick English
- graveyard English
- gunstick English
- handstick English
- headstick English
- headyard English
- henyard English
- hopyard English
- inkstick English
- innyard English
- jailyard English
- joystick English
- junkyard English
- kailyard English
- kineyerd English
- kirkyard English
- knobstick English
- ladystick English
- lichyard English
- lightstick English
- limeyard English
- lipstick English
- lumberyard English
- mainyard English
- matchstick English
- meat stick English
- meteyard English
- miniyard English
- mooseyard English
- mopstick English
- mosque yard English
- mouthstick English
- musicstick English
- needlestick English
- niggeryard English
- nightstick English
- nonstick English
- outyard English
- painstick English
- paintstick English
- panyard English
- pigstick English
- pineyard English
- polystick English
- potstick English
- propstick English
- pushstick English
- railyard English
- rainstick English
- restick English
- rickyard English
- sailyard English
- saleyard English
- schoolyard English
- scrapyard English
- shipyard English
- sidestick English
- sideyard English
- singlestick English
- slapstick English
- slipstick English
- spitstick English
- stableyard English
- stackyard English
- steelyard English
- stick English
- stickability English
- stickable English
- stickball English
- sticker English
- stickest English
- sticketh English
- stickfighting English
- stickful English
- stickhandle English
- stickhandler English
- sticklac English
- stickless English
- sticklike English
- stickpin English
- stickproof English
- stickseed English
- stickshift English
- sticktight English
- stickup English
- stickwater English
- stickweed English
- stickwork English
- sticky English
- stockyard English
- strike-stick English
- swineyard English
- switchyard English
- swordstick English
- tally stick English
- tanyard English
- taperstick English
- thumbstick English
- thunderstick English
- trainyard English
- trapstick English
- truckyard English
- unstick English
- vineyard English
- vinyard English
- whipstick English
- woodyard English
- yamstick English
- yard English
- yard-sale English
- yardage English
- yardarm English
- yardbird English
- yarder English
- yardfowl English
- yardful English
- yardgoat English
- yardgrass English
- yardhorse English
- yardless English
- yardlike English
- yardman English
- yardmaster English
- yardperson English
- yardsale English
- yardsnap English
- yardwand English
- yardwork English
- stickie Dutch, Flemish
- стек Russian
- jarda Portuguese
- スティック Japanese
- ステッキ Japanese
- stikke Middle English
- yerd Middle English
- ياردة Arabic
- iarda Catalan, Valencian
- หนังสติ๊ก Thai
- yarda Cebuano
- jaart Afrikaans
- 司的克 Chinese
- 士的 Chinese
- yadi Swahili
- 스틱 Korean
- 야드 Korean
- iyadi Zulu
- yad Volapük
- tiki Sranan Tongo
- Yard Jamaican Creole
- yard Jamaican Creole
- stick Chinook Jargon
- yard
- stick
- yarder
- sticky
- cowyard
- innyard
- unstick
- yardman
- outyard
- vinyard
- hopyard
- restick
- yardful
- tanyard
- panyard
- henyard
- yardage
- bestick
- yardarm
- sticker
- stickup
- beeyard
- mainyard
- foreyard
- joystick
- dipstick
- stickful
- kineyerd
- gunstick
- yardsale
- lipstick
- yardlike
- farmyard
- kirkyard
- backyard
- limeyard
- yardsnap
- potstick
- sticketh
- yamstick
- kailyard
- sailyard
- fowlyard
- sticklac
- pigstick
- feedyard
- yardfowl
- vineyard
- railyard
- stickpin
- yardwork
- ballyard
- cuestick
- yardwand
- yardless
- jailyard
- pineyard
- chipyard
- dumpyard
- woodyard
- meteyard
- foldyard
- rickyard
- dockyard
- miniyard
- yardbird
- junkyard
- dooryard
- balmyard
- catstick
- dungyard
- shipyard
- sideyard
- saleyard
- coalyard
- yardgoat
- mopstick
- lichyard
- headyard
- gaolyard
- boatyard
- stickest
- nonstick
- boneyard
- inkstick
- barnyard
- rainstick
- stickless
- graveyard
- chewstick
- stackyard
- clothyard
- stickball
- handstick
- boomstick
- propstick
- sticklike
- slapstick
- pushstick
- chookyard
- coupstick
- flagstick
- stickweed
- yardhorse
- chapstick
- ladystick
- deadstick
- stickable
- stockyard
- truckyard
- polystick
- clapstick
- yardgrass
- slipstick
- forestick
- dripstick
- swineyard
- coachyard
- fuckstick
- crabstick
- trapstick
- yard-sale
- scrapyard
- sidestick
- whipstick
- Appleyard
- firestick
- stickseed
- painstick
- headstick
- trainyard
- antistick
- stickwork
- spitstick
- mooseyard
- bangstick
- cornstick
- brickyard
- steelyard
- gearstick
- knobstick
- courtyard
- drumstick
- lumberyard
- mouthstick
- churchyard
- matchstick
- sticktight
- meat stick
- broomstick
- swordstick
- paintstick
- breadstick
- schoolyard
- niggeryard
- taperstick
- lightstick
- switchyard
- yardperson
- bloodstick
- stableyard
- floatstick
- stickwater
- yardmaster
- stickproof
- musicstick
- nightstick
- stickshift
- thumbstick
- clue stick
- singlestick
- candlestick
- stickhandle
- needlestick
- tally stick
- fingerstick
- freightyard
- chickenyard
- mosque yard
- fiddlestick
- stickability
- strike-stick
- thunderstick
- stickhandler
- chamberstick
- stickfighting
- cabbage on a stick