LexiTopic: Numbers, Measures, & Measuring
This provisional* LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 243 words that are used in 315 different ways related to Numbers, Measures, and Measuring in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
* NOTE about the provisional nature of this list: In general, this list contains words that refer to actual, not abstract, dimensions, measures, enumerations etc., though they may be unspecified as to exact number. Abstract terms of quantity, partition, degree, comparative size, etc., will be analyzed in a forthcoming major report on general conditions and characteristics. The analysis of both topics is still in progress, hence the designation of 'provisional' for this list.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
* NOTE about the provisional nature of this list: In general, this list contains words that refer to actual, not abstract, dimensions, measures, enumerations etc., though they may be unspecified as to exact number. Abstract terms of quantity, partition, degree, comparative size, etc., will be analyzed in a forthcoming major report on general conditions and characteristics. The analysis of both topics is still in progress, hence the designation of 'provisional' for this list.
Words Related to NUMBERS, MEASURES, AND MEASURING in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
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Words Related to NUMBERS, MEASURES, AND MEASURING in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Measures: AltitudeMeasures: Area and ExtentMeasures: DimensionMeasures: DistanceMeasures: Height
Measures: Length
Measures: OthersMeasures: VolumeMeasures: Weight and MassMeasuring and Weighing Numbers: CardinalNumbers: Enumeration counting
Numbers: Fractions, Percentages, etc.Numbers: Groups (Specified)Numbers: Groups (Unspecified)Numbers: Individuals and SinglesNumbers: OrdinalNumbers: Series and SequencesNumbers: Synonyms (Specified)
Quantity: LittleQuantity: MediumQuantity: MuchQuantity: NothingSize: LargeSize: MediumSize: Small
Measures: Altitude
LEVEL: a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a levelLEVELED: a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a levelLEVELING: a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a level
Measures: Area and Extent
BROAD: having ample extent from side to side or between limitsBROADLY: having ample extent from side to side or between limitsEXTENT: the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends: magnitudeEXTENT: the range over which something extends: scope; the point, degree, or limit to which something extendsHALF: extending over one of two equal parts of something: covering only halfHIDE: any of various old English units of land area, especially: a unit of 120 acresINFINITE: extending indefinitely to infinity: endless; immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive: inexhaustible; extending beyond, lying beyond, or being greater than any preassigned finite value however largeINFINITUDE: the quality or state of being infinite: infiniteness; something that is infinite especially in extentINFINITY: the quality of being infinite; unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity: boundlessnessLEAGUE: a square leagueLONG: forming the chief linear dimension (the long side of the room)MEDIUM: (adj.): intermediate in quantity, quality, position, size, or degreeMIDDLING: of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or qualityNOTHING: the absence of all magnitude or quantity
Measures: Dimension
BIGLY: large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extentBULK: magnitude (impressed by the sheer bulk of her accomplishment)GARGANTUAN: tremendous in size, volume, or degree: gigantic, colossal; named for Gargantua, a giant king in François Rabelais's 16th-century satiric novel GargantuaGIRTH: size or dimensionsHUGE: very large or extensive; of great size or area; great in scale or degreeLONG: having a greater length than breadth: elongatedNARROW: of slender width (a long and narrow room); of less than standard or usual width (a narrow sidewalk); limited in size or scopeNARROWLY: of slender width (a long and narrow room); of less than standard or usual width (a narrow sidewalk); limited in size or scopeNECK: a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck; also, to reduce in diameter; also, to become constricted: to narrowNECKED: a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck; also, to reduce in diameter; also, to become constricted: to narrowNOTHING: the absence of all magnitude or quantity
Measures: Distance
ANGULAR: measured by an angle: angular distanceAPOGEE: the farthest or highest point: culminationCARRY: carrying power, especially: the range of a struck or thrown ball or of a gun or projectileFURLONG: a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)HAIR: a minute distance or amount (e.g., won by a hair)HEAD: the approximate length of the head of a horse (won by a head)HEIGHT: the distance from the bottom to the top of someone or something standing upright HOUR: the work done or distance traveled at normal rate in an hour (e.g., the city was two hours away)INFINITE: extending indefinitely to infinity: endless; immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive: inexhaustibleINFINITUDE: the quality or state of being infinite: infiniteness; something that is infinite especially in extentINFINITY: a distance so great that the rays of light from a point source at that distance may be regarded as parallelLEAGUE: any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)LEAP: the distance covered by a leapLITTLE: a short distance (It's on the right, just a little past the school)LONG: extending for a considerable distance (a long coastline); at or to a long distance: far (long-traveled); for a considerable distance (threw the ball long)MARCH: the distance covered within a specific period of time by marchingMILE: any of various units of distance: such as a unit equal to 5280 feet; also, a nautical mile
Measures: Height
APOGEE: the farthest or highest point: culminationHAND: a unit of measure equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) used especially for the height of horsesLEVEL: even or unvarying in height; also, to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's levelLEVELED: to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's levelLEVELING: to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's levelLONG: having greater height than usual: tall
Measures: Length
CABLE: short for cable length, a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feetCHAIN: a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying, or a unit of length equal to 66 feet (about 20 meters)DIGIT: a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inchFEET: plural of foot: any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot, especially: a unit equal to ¹/₃ yard and comprising 12 inchesFOOT: any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot, especially: a unit equal to ¹/₃ yard and comprising 12 inchesINCH: a unit of length equal to ¹/₃₆ yard; inches plural: stature, heightLENGTH: the longer or longest dimension of an object; a measured distance or dimension (10 feet in length); the length of something taken as a unit of measure (his horse led by a length)LENGTHEN: to make longer, to grow longerLENGTHENED: to make longer, to grow longerLENGTHENING: to make longer, to grow longerLINK: one of the standardized divisions of a surveyor's chain that is 7.92 inches (20.1 centimeters) long and serves as a measure of lengthLONG: having greater length than usual (a long corridor); having a specified length (six feet long); having a greater length than desirable or necessary (the column is one line too long); MICRON: a micrometer, a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
Measures: Other Measures
ARMFUL: as much as the arm or arms can holdARMLOAD: an armful, as much as the arm or arms can holdBILLION: a very large numberBILLIONTH: a very large numberBOATLOAD: a load that fills a boatBOTTLE: the quantity held by a bottleBOTTLEFUL: having the quantity that fills or would fill a bottleCANDELA: the base unit of luminous intensity in the International System of UnitsCANDLE: a candela, the base unit of luminous intensity in the International System of UnitsCANFUL*: [the quantity of anything that can be held in a can] [M-W lists but does not define]CARLOAD: a large unspecified quantityCARTFUL: a cartload, as much as a cart will holdCARTLOAD: as much as a cart will holdCLOCK: to have a specified duration or speed —used with in (the movie clocked in at just under 3 hours); also, to register on a mechanical recording device (wind velocities were clocked at 80 miles per hour); also, to have a specified measure or value —used with in (the meal clocked in at about $15)CLOCKED: to have a specified duration or speed —used with in (the movie clocked in at just under 3 hours); also, to register on a mechanical recording device (wind velocities were clocked at 80 miles per hour); also, to have a specified measure or value —used with in (the meal clocked in at about $15)FLOP: a unit of measure for calculating the speed of a computer equal to one floating-point operation per secondGAMMA: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one nanoteslaGIGABIT: one billion bits (units of computer information)GIGAWATT: a unit of power equal to one billion watts (from James Watt †1819)GRAD: one hundredth of a right angleGRAY: the metre-kilogram-second unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to an energy of one joule per kilogram of irradiated material —abbreviation Gy, from Louis H. Gray †1965 British radiobiologistHAIR: a precise degree: aligned to a hairHANDFUL: as much or as many as the hand will grasp; also, a small quantity or number; also, as much as one can manageHAUL: a quantity transported: a load (e.g., a haul of lumber)KILOBIT: 1000 bits OR 1024 bitsLOAD: the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means, especially: a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination (a boatload of tourists);LUMEN: a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source of one candle intensityLUNGFUL: the capacity of a lung, one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrateMEGABIT: one million bits (a bit is a unit of computer information equivalent to the result of a choice between two alternatives)MEGABYTE: 1024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes; also: one million bytes (a byte is a unit of computer information or data-storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits)MOLAR: of or relating to a mole of a substance; containing one mole of solute in one liter of solutionMOLE: the base unit of amount of pure substance in the International System of Units that is defined as having exactly 6.02214076 x 1023 indivisible units (such as atoms or molecules) of that substanceMOUTHFUL: as much as a mouth will hold; the quantity usually taken into the mouth at one time; a small quantityOCEAN: a very large or unlimited quantity or expanse
Measuring and Weighing
BALANCE: an instrument for weighing: such as a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends; also, a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force; also, to weigh in or as if in a balance; also, to equal or equalize in weight, number, or proportion; also, to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals anotherBEAM: the bar of a balance from which scales hangCLOCK: a registering device usually with a dial; specifically: odometer, an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle); also, to travel (a distance) over time (clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business)CLOCKED: a registering device usually with a dial; specifically: odometer, an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle); also, to travel (a distance) over time (clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business)DIAL: a face upon which some measurement is registered usually by means of graduations and a pointer; also, to measure with a dialDIALED: to measure with a dialDIALING: to measure with a dialEYEBALL: to measure or estimate roughly by sightEYEBALLED: to measure or estimate roughly by sightFINITE: completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought (e.g., the finite velocity of light)FINITUDE: finite quality or stateGAGE: less common spelling of gauge: a measurement according to some standard or system; the thickness of a thin material (such as sheet metal or plastic film); the diameter of a slender object (such as wire or a hypodermic needle); also, less common spelling of gauge: an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy; also, an instrument with a graduated scale or dial for measuring or indicating quantityGAUGE: to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of; to determine the capacity or contents of; to check for conformity to specifications or limits; to measure off or set outGAUGED: to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of; to determine the capacity or contents of; to check for conformity to specifications or limits; to measure off or set outGAUGING: to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of; to determine the capacity or contents of; to check for conformity to specifications or limits; to measure off or set outGIRT: to measure in girthGIRTH: a measure around a body, tree, etc., or to measure around the body of somethingINDEX: a device (such as the pointer on a scale or the gnomon of a sundial) that serves to indicate a value or quantityLINE: a length of material used in measuring and leveling (used a line to level the foundation)NULL: the point from which the graduation of a scale (as of a thermometer) begins
Numbers: Cardinal
BILLION: a number equal to 1,000 millionEIGHT: a number that is one more than seven EIGHTEEN: a number that is one more than seventeenEIGHTY: a number that is equal to eight times 10ELEVEN: a number that is one more than 10FIFTEEN: a number that is one more than fourteenFIFTY: a number equal to five times 10FIVE: a number that is one more than fourFORTY: a number equal to four times 10FOUR: a number that is one more than threeGOOGOL: the figure 1 followed by 100 zeros, equal to 10100MILLION: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000NINE: a number that is one more than eightNINETEEN: a number that is one more than 18NINETY: a number equal to nine times 10NONILLION: a number equal to 1 followed by 30 zerosOCTILLION: a number equal to 1 followed by 27 zeros
Numbers: Enumeration
BOTH: the one as well as the other; being the two: affecting or involving the one and the otherCOUNT: the action or process of counting; also, a total obtained by counting: a tally; the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them (bacteria count); to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved: to number; to name the numbers in order up to and including (Count to ten.); to include in a tallying and reckoning (about 100 were present, counting children); to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups (count by fives); also, to count the units in a group (She was interrupted while she was counting.); to add, to total (It counts up to a sizable amount.)COUNTED: the action or process of counting; also, a total obtained by counting: a tally; the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them (bacteria count); to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved: to number; to name the numbers in order up to and including (Count to ten.); to include in a tallying and reckoning (about 100 were present, counting children); to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups (count by fives); also, to count the units in a group (She was interrupted while she was counting.); to add, to total (It counts up to a sizable amount.)NULL: zero: the point of departure in reckoningONCE: one time and no more; one single time: one time at leastONETIME: occurring only once: one-shot
Numbers: Fractions, Percentages, etc.
EIGHTH: one of eight equal parts of something (one eighth of a pie)FIFTH: one of five equal parts of somethingHALF: either of two equal parts that compose something; also: a part approximately equal to one of these; one of a pairHALVE: to divide into two equal parts; to reduce to one half; to share equallyMANY: the great majority of people; or being one of a large but indefinite numberMINORITY: the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole; also, a number or percentage equaling less than half of a total; also, the smaller quantity or shareMOIETY: one of two equal parts: half; one of two approximately equal parts
Numbers: Groups (Specified)
DOZEN: a group of twelveEIGHT: something having eight units or membersELEVEN: something having 11 units or membersFIVEFOLD: having five units or membersFOUR: something having four units or membersHEPTAD: a group of sevenLONG: having a specified number of units (300 pages long)NINE: a nine, something having nine units or members (the Brooklyn nine, a baseball team)NONET: a combination of nine instruments or voicesOCTAD: a group or arrangement of eight, especially: a group of eight figures representing consecutive powers of ten in ancient mathematical notationOCTAD: a group or arrangement of eight, especially: a group of eight figures representing consecutive powers of ten in ancient mathematical notationOCTAVE: a group of eightOCTAVE: a group of eightOCTET: a group or set of eightOCTET: a group or set of eight
Numbers: Groups (Unspecified)
ARMY: a great multitude (e.g., an army of birds)BEVY: a large group or collectionCLOUD: a great crowd or multitude: a swarm (clouds of mosquitoes)CLUTCH: a group, a bunch (a clutch of reporters)COMPANY: a group of persons or things (a company of horsewomen)COUPLE: a few —used with a; an indefinite small number: a few (a couple of days ago)DOZEN: an indefinitely large number (dozens of times)FLOCK: a large number (a flock of tourists)GAGGLE: an indefinite numberGAZILLION: a huge, unspecified number: a zillionJILLION: a zillion, an indeterminately large numberLEGION: a very large number: a multitude; also, (adj.) many, numerousMANY: a large but indefinite number; consisting of or amounting to a large but indefinite number; a large number of persons or thingsMILLION: a very large numberMULTIMILLION: being, involving, or worth many millions (as of dollars or pounds)MYRIAD: a great number; innumerable
Numbers: Individuals and Singles
EACH: being one of two or more distinct individuals having a similar relation and often constituting an aggregate; each one; to or for each: apiece (a dollar each)FELLOW: one of a pair: mateLONE: only, soleMATE: one of a pairONLY: solely, exclusively (known only to him); alone in a class or category: sole (the only one left)
Numbers: Ordinal
BILLIONTH: a number equal to 1,000 millionEIGHT: the eighth in a set or seriesEIGHTEENTH: a number that is one more than seventeenEIGHTH: one that is number eight in a series (the eighth of the month)EIGHTIETH: a number that is equal to eight times 10ELEVEN: the 11th in a set or seriesFIFTH: one that is number five in a seriesFIVE: the fifth in a seriesFOUR: the fourth in a set or seriesMILLIONTH: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000NINE: the ninth in a set or seriesNINETEENTH: a number that is one more than 18NINETIETH: a number equal to nine times 10NINTH: one that is number nine in a series; also, one of nine equal parts of something (She owned a ninth of the company.)NINTHLY: one that is number nine in a seriesNONILLIONTH*: Not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” of or relating to the ordinal number matching the cardinal number nonillion; also, one of nonillion equal parts of somethingORDINAL: an ordinal number: a number designating the place (such as first, second, or third) occupied by an item in an ordered sequence; also a number assigned to an ordered set that designates both the order of its elements and its cardinal number; also, of a specified order or rank in a series
Numbers: Series and Sequences
BELOW: in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number (suitable for children age 10 and below); lower in place, rank, or value than: under; also, below zero (the temperature was 20 below)BETA: something or someone designated with the name beta or the Greek letter β especially denoting the second in position, order, or classBOTTOM: the lowest or last place in rank or positionFINAL: coming at the end: being the last in a series, process, or progress (the final chapter, final exams)FINALLY: as the last act or occurrence in a series: in the end: eventually (and finally, after the instrumentalists, the singer came on the stage)INITIAL: placed at the beginning: firstITEM: a distinct part in an enumeration, account, or series: article; also, “and in addition”: meaning “also” (used to introduce each article in a list or enumeration)LEAD: to be first in or among (lead the league); to be first (This state leads in population.); to begin, to open (lead off with announcements)LINE: a chronological series; also, an arrangement or placement of persons or objects of one kind in an orderly series (a line of trees, waiting in line); also: the persons or objects so positioned (the line moved slowly at the bank); also, to place or form a line along (pedestrians line the walks); to form into a line or lines; to align (line up troops); also, to come into the correct relative position; to alignLINED: a chronological series; also, an arrangement or placement of persons or objects of one kind in an orderly series (a line of trees, waiting in line); also: the persons or objects so positioned (the line moved slowly at the bank); also, to place or form a line along (pedestrians line the walks); to form into a line or lines; to align (line up troops); also, to come into the correct relative position; to alignLINING: to place or form a line along (pedestrians line the walks); to form into a line or lines; to align (line up troops); also, to come into the correct relative position; to alignLONG: containing many items in a series (a long list)NEXT: one that is next (from one day to the next)OMEGA: the extreme or final part: the end; also, something or someone designated with the name omega or the Greek letter ω especially denoting the last in position, order, or class
Numbers: Synonyms (Specified)
CENTUPLE: A hundredfold; also synonym for centuplicate, to make 100 times as much or as manyCOUPLE: two; a pair, a brace (needed a couple of bookends)DECADE: a group or set of 10DUAD*: a union of two: pairDUET: two; a pairENNEAD: a group of nineFIVEFOLD: being five times as great or as manyMONAD: a unit, oneMYRIAD: ten thousand
Quantity: Little
ATOM: a tiny particle: a bitDIDDLY: slang: short for diddly-squat, the least amount: anything at allDOLLOP: a small quantity; a small lump, portion, or amountDRAB: a small amount —usually used in the phrase dribs and drabsDRIB: a small amount —usually used in the phrase dribs and drabsIOTA: an infinitesimal amount: a jotLITTLE: a small amount or quantity (she ate a little); not muchLITTLE: having few members or inhabitants (a little group, little towns)MICRO: involving minute quantities or variationsMINIMA: plural of minimum, the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possibleMINIMUM: the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possibleMITE: a very little: a bitMODICUM: a small portion: a limited quantityONLY: few (one of the only areas not yet explored); at the very least (it was only too true)OUNCE: a small amount (an ounce of sense)
Quantity: Medium
MEDIUM: (adj.): intermediate in quantity, quality, position, size, or degreeMIDDLING: of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality
Quantity: Much
ARRAY: an imposing group: a large numberBONANZA: a very large amountDEAL: a usually large or indefinite quantity (a good deal more)GOODLY: significantly large: considerable: a goodly numberHEALTHY: of quantity: not small or feeble: considerableINFINITE: characterized by an infinite number of elements or termsINFINITUDE: an infinite number or quantityINFINITY: unlimited quantity; an indefinitely great number or amountLOAD: a large quantity: a lot —usually used in plural (The boy had loads of toys.)MACRO: of, involving, or intended for use with relatively large quantitiesMONDO: very large or great in amount or number; from reanalysis of mondo in title of the American film Mondo Bizarro (1966), after the Italian film Mondo cane (1962)
Quantity: Nothing
AUGHT: zero, cipherNADA: nothingNARY: dialect: not any: not one [alteration of ne'er a]NAUGHT: or less commonly nought: nothing (Their efforts came to naught. It was all for naught. NEGLIGIBLE: so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention: triflingNOMINAL: trifling, insignificant (charged only nominal rent)NONE: not any; not any such thing; no part: nothing; by no means: not at all (none too soon to begin); in no way: to no extent (none the worse for wear)NOTHING: not any thing: no thing; no part; not at all: in no degree; the absence of all magnitude or quantity; zeroNOUGHT: less common spelling of naught: nothingNULL: amounting to nothing: nil; of, being, or relating to zero (The meter gave a null reading.); ; also, to make null
Size: Large
BIGGIE: one that is big and often importantGARGANTUAN: tremendous in size, volume, or degree: gigantic, colossal; named for Gargantua, a giant king in François Rabelais's 16th-century satiric novel GargantuaGIANT: something unusually large or powerful; also, having extremely large size, proportion, or powerGIGANTIC: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)GRAND: large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conceptionHUGE: very large or extensive; of great size or area; great in scale or degreeMACRO: being large, thick, or exceptionally prominentMAMMOTH: something immense of its kind; of very great sizeMEGA: vast (a mega electronics store)
Size: Medium
MEDIUM: (adj.): intermediate in quantity, quality, position, size, or degreeMIDDLING: of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or qualityNOMINAL: of, being, or relating to a designated or theoretical size that may vary from the actual: approximate (the pipe's nominal size)
Size: Small
ATOMIC: minuteBABY: much smaller than the usual (e.g., baby carrots)DINKY: overly or unattractively smallFINE: very small (fine print)ITTY: M-W: “We have one entry that includes the term itty: itty-bitty”LILLIPUTIAN: often not capitalized: small, miniature; derived from Lilliput, an island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels where the inhabitants are six inches tallLITTLE: not big; small in size or extent: tiny; pleasingly small (a cute little thing)MICRO: very small, especially: microscopic MINI: something small of its kind; small in relation to others of the same kindMINIM: something very minuteMITE: a very small object or creatureNOTHING: someone or something of no or slight value or size; the absence of all magnitude or quantity
Volume
BATH: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measureBUTT: any of various units of liquid capacity, esp. a measure equal to 108 imperial gallons (491 liters)CORD: a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feetDRAM: US: a unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₈ fluid ounce; or British: a unit of liquid capacity equal to 0.217 cubic inchesDROP: the smallest practical unit of liquid measure; also, the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical massFIFTH: a unit of measure for liquor equal to one fifth of a U.S. gallon (0.757 liter)FLOW: the quantity that flows in a certain time (a gauge that measures fuel flow)GALLON: a unit of liquid capacity equal to 231 cubic inches or four quartsGARGANTUAN: tremendous in size, volume, or degree: gigantic, colossal; named for Gargantua, a giant king in François Rabelais's 16th-century satiric novel GargantuaGILL: a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ouncesMINIM: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₆₀ fluid dramNOGGIN: a small quantity (such as a gill) of drinkOUNCE: a fluid ounce, a U.S. unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₁₆ pint or a British unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₂₀ pint
Weight and Mass
CARAT: a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligramsCATTY: M-W’s 1st def: any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1¹/₃ pounds (about 600 grams); also: a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)DRAM: a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to one sixteenth of an ounce; or a unit of weight in the apothecaries' system equal to one eighth of an ounce orGAMMA: a microgram, one millionth of a gramGIGATON: M-W does not include gigaton, “a metric unit of mass, equal to 1 billion metric tons, 1 trillion kilograms, or 1 quadrillion grams”GRAM: a metric unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density; also, the weight of a gram under the acceleration of gravityHEAVY: having great weightHEFT: weight or heaviness; also, to test the weight of by liftingKARAT: or carat: a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy [cf. definition at carat]KILO: a unit of mass or weight equaling one thousand grams or approximately 2.2 pounds: a kilogramKILOTON: 1000 tonsLIFT: the amount that may be lifted at one time: a loadLOAD: a mass or weight supported by something (branches bent low by their load of fruit)MARK: any of various old European units of weight used especially for gold and silver, especially: a unit equal to about eight ounces (248 grams)MILLIGRAM: a unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ gramOUNCE: a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound; also, a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₆ avoirdupois pound