yardstick

Questions about yardstick

What does yardstick mean?

yardstick means "a measure or standard used for comparison". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in yardstick?

yardstick has 2 syllables: yard-stick. The stress falls on "yard". In IPA it is /ˈjɑɹdˌstɪk/.

What is another word for yardstick?

Close synonyms include yard measure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is yardstick a common word?

yardstick is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with yardstick?

10 words rhyme with yardstick. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.