gage
Thrown down challenge
Gage is a spelling variant of gauge, and is a noun and verb with meanings related to measurement.
A gage is a device with an indicator and a range of values (pressure gage, rain gage).
Gage can also indicate a particular standard (12-gage shotgun, narrow gage railway).
To gage something is to get a measurement of it, or to estimate its intensity: He gaged interest by polling the group.
Sweet green-skinned plum
- damsonSmall purple preserve fruit
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- stone fruitFruit with pit inside
- preserveProtect from loss
Protective armored handwear
- gloveFitted hand covering
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- provocationAct that triggers response
Protection from threat
- collateralSecurity for debt
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- suretyBacker of obligation
bail · earnest · escrow · forfeit · hostage · warrant · token · guarantee
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- feelerSensory appendage or probe
- thicknessDepth of material
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
precision · dial · bore · depth · clearance · specification · calibration · machinist
greengage
Sweet green-skinned plum
- damsonSmall purple preserve fruit
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- stone fruitFruit with pit inside
gauntlet
Protective armored handwear
security
Protection from threat
- collateralSecurity for debt
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- depositPlace for safekeeping
surety · bail · earnest · escrow · forfeit · hostage · warrant · token · guarantee · bond
caliper
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- feelerSensory appendage or probe
- thicknessDepth of material
tolerance · precision · dial · bore · depth · clearance · specification · calibration · machinist · inspection
- French LawNapoleonic Code, magistrates, judiciary, civil courts, criminal courts
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- Insolvabiliteconcordat, syndic, conciliation, homologation
gagepeace offering
Gesture to end conflict
olive branch · white flag · truce · surrender · reconciliation
gageguess
Estimate without certainty
estimate · approximation · conjecture · ballpark figure · guesstimate