caliber
noun
US(UKcalibre)us/ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/uk/ˈkæl.ɪ.bər/calibernoun(QUALITY)
[U]
thequalityof someone or something,especiallysomeone'sability:
Ifteachingpaidmore it mightattractpeopleof (a)highercaliber.
Thecompetitionentrieswereofsuch (a)highcaliber thatjudgingthem was verydifficult.
Quality and standard
- bar
- benchmark
- cachet
- calibre
- conform
- conform to/withsomething
- ideal
- level
- mark
- multi-levelled
- multilevel
- notch
- prestige
- qualitative
- star
- starred
- status
- style
- take first/second placeidiom
- upscale
calibernoun(MEASUREMENT)
[CorU]
thewidthof the inside of apipe,especiallyof thelongcylinder-shapedpartof agun, or thewidthof abullet
Handguns & rifles
- .22
- .45
- air pistol
- air rifle
- airgun
- carbine
- colt
- firearm
- flamethrower
- gat
- pistol
- ray gun
- revolver
- rifle
- Saturday night special
- starting pistol
- stun gun
- submachine gun
- tommy gun
- Uzi
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Measurements in general