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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Yardstick \Yard"stick`\, n.
     A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure
     of cloth, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Yardstick \Yard"stick`\, n.
     A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure
     of cloth, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  yardstick
       n 1: a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of
            yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
       2: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: yard measure]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  yardstick
     Αγγλικά n.
     κριτήριο, ένα πρότυπο με το οποίο συγκρίνεται μία μέτρηση ή μια
  εκτίμηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  yardstick
     n.
     1 A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
     2 (lb en figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or
  comparisons are judged.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  yardstick
     n.
     1 A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
     2 (lb en figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or
  comparisons are judged.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  yardstick
     n.
     1 A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
     2 (lb en figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or
  comparisons are judged.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  yardstick
     n.
     1 A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
     2 (lb en figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or
  comparisons are judged.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  yardstick
     Englanti n.
     mittapuu, mittatikku

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/
  المعيار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  аршин, мащаб
  standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  měřítko

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/
  Gradmesser , Zeichen , Indikator 
           Note: für etw.
     Synonyms: measure, gauge, gage, barometer, indicator
  
   see: measures, gauges, gages, yardsticks, barometers, indicators
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/
  Messlatte , Meßlatte  [alt]
     Synonyms: staff, measuring rod, measuring staff, surveyor's rod, ranging rod, range pole
  
   see: yardsticks, staffs, measuring rods, measuring staffs, ranging rods, range poles, raise the bar
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  1. jaardin mitta
  measuring rod thirty-six inches long
  2. mittapuu, mittatikku
  standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  1. मानदण्ड, गज
        "IQ tests are no more used as a yardstick to measure students'intelligence."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/
  aršin, jard-mjerilo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/
  egy yardos mérôrúd

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  判断の尺度
  standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  målestokk
  standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  yardstick /ˈjɑ:dstɪk/ 
    miara

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/ 
  måttstock
  standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  yardstick /jˈɑːdstɪk/
  1. bir yardalık ölçü çubuğu
  2. mukayese standardı, denek taşı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈjɑɹdˌstɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "yardstick":
     barometer, basis, benchmark, canon, check, criterion, degree,
     exemplar, gauge, graduated scale, measure, model, norm, parameter,
     pattern, quantity, reading, readout, rule, scale, standard, test,
     touchstone, type, value
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 码尺;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 码尺,准绳

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