1) (an instrument used for measuring) the thickness of wire, sheets of metal, rubber on a tyre etc; the distance between rails for a train (or between opposite wheels of a train) (gauge)
2) a thickness of material (especially one of several) over a surface or forming one division (layer)
3) a layer of wood or thickness of cloth (ply)
4) a gradual increase in size or sound; the slow rise and fall of the sea's surface after a storm; to become greater in volume, thickness or force (swell)
a semi-solid lump formed from liquid, especially blood
blockage, mass of coagulation
the relation of mass to volume
bulk, mass
a measurement of any sort (especially length, height and width); extent
measure
(an instrument used for measuring) the thickness of wire, sheets of metal, rubber on a tyre etc; the distance between rails for a train (or between opposite wheels of a train)
measure, standard
a thickness of material (especially one of several) over a surface or forming one division
coating, tier
stratum
layer
a layer of rock etc in the ground; a social class or division
layer
the quality or state of being wide; the measurement from side to side
breadth, wideness of some amount
