Claim
Measure
Measure noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.
How words are described
| good | good claim | good measure |
| best | best claim | best measure |
| equal | equal claim | equal measure |
| particular | particular claim | particular measure |
| Other adjectives: common, true, reasonable, legitimate, small, actual, real, main, general, final, ridiculous, primary, last, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He has Antonio arrested and brought up before the court to claim his pound of flesh.Portia and Bassanio, freshly married (in a double wedding with Bassanio's friend Gratiano and Portia's maid Nerissa for good measure), hear about Antonio's plight and set off to the rescue with Portia's money.
Source: Theatre / The Merchant of Venice - Unfortunately, it looks like every other race in the galaxy had the same idea, and sent their own people to stake a claim to it.Chaos ensues.Released in 1996, Deadlock is a turn-based strategy game with a few city building elements thrown in for good measure.
Source: Video Game / Deadlock -
In "Legacy", Allison Shaw and the regional leaders claim to the public their plan to divide the United States into self governing regions will only be a temporary measure until the regions can become strong enough to reunite under a central government.
Source: Series / The Last Ship
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Measure and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/measure
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