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Definition of yardstick : A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.

Synonyms:

test, yard, touchstone, benchmark, mark, usual, criterion, measure, yard measure

model, specimen, archetype, mould, norm, exemplar, standard, genotype, prototype, paradigm, pattern, bench mark

log, ruler, sextant, dial, rod, vernier, straightedge, gauge, compass, scale, transit, level, micrometer, calipers, line, T square, square, tape measure, rule, protractor

Usage examples:

• Keep always by thy side this sterling yardstick which I give thee, for it marks the inches and the ells to which the stature of a prince must measure. - "The Little Colonel at Boarding-School", Annie Fellows Johnston.
• I thought I was taller, but I suppose I will have to believe my own yardstick. - "The Melting of Molly", Maria Thompson Daviess.
• And we have further shown how wide indeed is the scope of the static yardstick, the dollar. - "The Value of Money", Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr..