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Definition: Gage |
GageNoun1. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard. 2. A soft drug consisting of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect. 3. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. Verb1. Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Gage" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a measure". |
Date "gage" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Note: Gage \Gage\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Gaged; Gaging.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A term used to denote the physical size of a wire. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | In saws, a measure of the thickness of the metal blade, band, plate, etc. carrying the teeth. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | A device installed for measuring the level of the water surface relative to a gauge datum. Source: European Union. (references) |
Hydrologic | (1) A device for indicating the magnitude or position of a thing in specific units, when such magnitude or position undergoes change, for example: The elevation of a water surface, the velocity of flowing water, the pressure of water, the amount or intensity of precipitation, the depth of snowfall, etc. (2) The act or operation of registering or measuring the magnitude or position of a thing when these characteristics are undergoing change. (3) The operation, including both field and office work, of measuring the discharge of a stream of water in a waterway. (references) |
Mining | A. Spacing of tracks or wheels b. The nominal size of an aggregate. It is the minimum size of sieve through which at least 95% of an aggregate will pass. Also spelled gaug. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | GAGE. A quart pot, or a pint; also a pipe. CANT. GAGE, or FOGUS. A pipe of tobacco. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Gage is a town located in Ellis County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 429.Geography
Gage is located at 36°19'5" North, 99°45'26" West (36.318024, -99.757206)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 429 people, 197 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density is 394.4/km² (1,032.8/mi²). There are 223 housing units at an average density of 205.0/km² (536.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.97% White, 0.00% African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 197 households out of which 24.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% are non-families. 36.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.18 and the average family size is 2.86. In the town the population is spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $25,795, and the median income for a family is $32,750. Males have a median income of $22,788 versus $13,929 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,706. 20.6% of the population and 15.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 37.8% are under the age of 18 and 8.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gage, Oklahoma."
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Sir Thomas Gage (1719-April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1778 during the early days of the American Revolution.He was part of the Braddock Expedition in 1755. He married Margaret Kemble of New Jersey in 1758. General Gage was made governor of Massachusetts under martial law in 1774.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Thomas Gage."
Synonyms: GageSynonyms: cannabis (n), dope (n), ganja (n), gauge (n), grass (n), marihuana (n), marijuana (n), pot (n), sens (n), sess (n), skunk (n), smoke (n), weed (n), back (v), bet on (v), game (v), punt (v), stake (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Defiance | Challenge, call out; throw down the gauntlet, fling down the gauntlet, fling down the gage, fling down the glove, throw down the glove. |
Measurement | Measure, yard measure, standard, rule, foot rule, compass, calipers; gage, gauge; meter, line, rod, check; dividers; velo. |
Bathometer, galvanometer, heliometer, interferometer, odometer, ombrometer, pantometer, pluviometer, pneumatometer, pneumometer, radiometer, refractometer, respirometer, rheometer, spirometer, telemeter, udometer, vacuometer, variometer, viameter, thermometer, thermistor (heat), barometer (air), anemometer (wind), dynamometer, goniometer (angle) meter; landmark; (limit); balance, scale; (weight); marigraph, pneumatograph, stethograph; rain gauge, rain gage; voltmeter(volts), ammeter(amps); spectrophotometer (light absorbance); mass spectrophotometer(molecular mass); geiger counter, scintillation counter(radioactivity); pycnometer (liquid density); graduated cylinder, volumetric flask (volume); radar gun (velocity); radar (distance); side-looking radar (shape, topography); sonar (depth in water); light meter (light intensity); clock, watch, stopwatch, chronometer (time); anemometer (wind velocity); densitometer (color intensity). | |
Promise | Phrase: in for a penny in for a pound; ex voto; gage d'amour. |
Security | Noun: security; guaranty, guarantee; gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration; real security; vadium. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Movie/TV Titles | Matilda Joslyn Gage (1983) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Tending a tide gage by plane Plane off of PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The tide gage installation at Cherry Point. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Performing maintenance on the tide gage installation at Cherry Point. Removing marine growth. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Interior of tide house showing A.I. &NXG tide gage installation at Cherry Point. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | The tide house which houses an A.I.&NXG tide gage installation. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Tide gage installation - Abe Simmons and Harley Nygren. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Tide gage, hydrographic signal, and shore camp Older buildings are from ca. 1910 Leffingwell survey. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | An offshore tide gage. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Figure 39. A rain gage - this model was sold by the firm of Jules Richard and appeared in his catalog in 1886. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina racemosa) found at West Fork Evans Creek Drain gage (Rock Creek). Credit: Terry Tuttle. |
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| "Gage" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 93.42% of the time. "Gage" is used about 76 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 93.42% | 71 | 39,674 |
| Noun (singular) | 5.26% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.32% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 76 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "gage" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Gage | Last name | 7,000 | 1,869 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Gage, OK (town, FIPS 28250) |
Expressions using "gage": bark gage ♦ battery gage ♦ Blue gage ♦ depth gage ♦ fling down the gage ♦ fuel gage ♦ Gage County ♦ gage d'amour ♦ gage height ♦ gage pressure ♦ gasoline gage ♦ Green gage ♦ height gage ♦ petrol gage ♦ precipitation gage ♦ pressure gage ♦ purple gage ♦ rain gage ♦ sea gage ♦ set gage ♦ snow gage ♦ steam gage ♦ throw down the gage to smb. ♦ tide gage ♦ vacuum gage ♦ water gage ♦ wedge gage ♦ wind gage ♦ wire gage. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "gage": air-gage, dew-gage. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "gage"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Gjerësi E Shinave, Garantoj (assure, avouch, back, certify, ensure, give a guarantee, guarantee, safeguard against, vouch, warrant), Garanci (assurance, bail, cover, earnest, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, pawn, pledge, recognizance, surety, warrant, warranty), Vë Peng, Standart (Canon, scantling), Peng (bailment, caution money, deposit, guarantee, guaranty, hock, hostage, mortgage, pawn, pledge), Masë (bar, body, gauge, heft, mass, measure, measurement, populace, rate, scads, scale, size, ton), Instrument Matës (gauge), Ftesë Për Dyluftim. (various references) | |
Arabic | مدى (ambit, amplitude, carry, extent, gauge, incidence, latitude, length, ocean, range, reach, scope, space, stretch, sweep), حجم (bulk, dimension, extent, flinch, format, funk, girth, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion, refrain, size, volume), سعة (ampleness, amplitude, capacity, fullness, fulness, gauge, ocean, opulence, richness, roundness, space, thoroughness), عرض السكة الحديدية (gauge), عداد (counter, meter, numerator, register, timer), ضمان (guarantee, pledge, undertaking, warranty), رهن (bond, encumbrance, forfeit, hock, mortgage, mortgaging, pawn, pledge). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Предизвикателство, Залог, "епозит, "авам Като "аранция, "аранция. (various references) | |
Chinese | 测量仪 (gauge). (various references) | |
Czech | Zástava (flag, gauge, guarantee, pawn, pledge, plight), Rozsah (amount, extension, extent, gauge, magnitude, range, scope, size, span, spread), Rozchod (dismiss, fall out, farewell, gauge, parting, track gauge), Prùmìr (average, bore, diameter, gauge, mean), Posoudit (assess, evaluate, explore, gauge, judge, review, size up, survey, weigh up, write up), Odhadnout (appraise, assess, calculate, estimate, gauge, make, measure, survey, tax), Míra (amount, degree, extent, gauge, measure, measurement, pole, proportion, rate, scale), Mìřit (gauge, mete, meter), Mìřítko (gauge, measure, scale, standard, touchstone), Kalibr (bore, calibre, gauge, stamp), Indikátor (gauge, indicator). (various references) | |
Danish | trådtykkelse (gauge), savklingetykkelse (gauge, saw blade thickness), klingetykkelse (gauge, saw blade thickness). (various references) | |
Dutch | kaliber (calibre), ijkmaat (gauge, template, templet), draadkaliber (threadgage), bladdikte (gauge, saw blade thickness). (various references) | |
Finnish | tulkki (interpreter), mitta (measure, measurement), hampaan paksuus (gauge, saw blade thickness). (various references) | |
French | Garantie, Gant (gauntlet), Gage, Gâteau, limnimètre (gauge, stage gauge), Jauge (gauge), indicateur du niveau d'eau (gauge, stage gauge), Estimer, Calibre (gauge), épaisseur de la lame (gauge), épaisseur (gauge), échelle limnimétrique (gauge, stage gauge), échelle fluviale (gauge, stage gauge), échelle (gangway). (various references) | |
German | Pegel (gauge, level, level recorder, water depth gauge), Messen (compete, gauge, measure, measure off, measuring, mete, meter, sound, take, time, to gauge, to measure, to mete), Lehre (advice, apprenticeship, doctrine, egalitarianism, gauge, gospel, lesson, moral, precept, science, teaching, teachings, template, tenet, theory, training). (various references) | |
Greek | όέτρο, όετρώ, όετρητήσ, πάχος (caliper, gauge, saw blade thickness, thickness), Ενέχυρο, Υπολογίζω, "ιάμετροσ, "είκτησ, "είχτησ, διαμέτρημα (caliber, calibre). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ־ו " (Cardinal), ־", ־רוח, ּאמו", ק " ־"", ״וחב ־סיל". (various references) | |
Hungarian | sablon (gauge, model, pattern, shape, stereotype, tag, template, templet), nyomtáv (gauge, track, width of the track), méret (extent, gauge, magnitude, measure, measurement, scale, size), mérce (gauge, templet), mérőeszköz (gauge, meter), kaliber (bore, caliber, calibre, gauge, pass, tapered), idomszer (gauge), űrtartalom (capacity, content, cubic capacity, gauge, receptiveness, receptivity, tankage, volume). (various references) | |
Italian | Misuratore (gauge, measurer, measuring, meter, metre), Calibro (bore, caliber, calibre, gauge), idrometro (hydrometer), Indicatore (gauge, indicator, milepost, pointer), indicatore del livello d'acqua (gauge, stage gauge, water level indicator), limnimetro (gauge, stage gauge, water level indicator), Manometro (gauge, manometer, pressure gauge), Calibrare (calibrate, gauge), Misurare (estimate, gauge, judge, limit, measure, mete, moderate, overconfident, survey, test, try on, weight), Valutare (appraise, appreciate, aprreciate, assess, balance, calculate, consider, esteem, estimate, evaluate, gauge, price, prize, put, rate, reason, reckon, size, sum up, value, weigh), Pegno (earnest, Favor, favour, forfeit, keepsake, pawn, pledge), pegno, garanzia, sfida, Scartamento (gauge), spessore della lama (gauge, saw blade thickness), Stima (appraisal, appreciation, cherishes, credit, esteem, esteems, estimate, estimates, estimation, evaluation, gauge, honor, honour, opinion, regard, respect, valuation), Stimare (account, appraise, appreciate, assess, consider, esteem, estimate, gauge, judge, prize, rate, reckon, regard, repute, respect, think, think well of, value), Misura (bar, bounds, fitting, gauge, gauging, limit, measure, measurement, moderation, proportion, size, step, time). (various references) | |
Korean | 계기 (gauge, instrument). (various references) | |
Manx | gioal (bet, bond, cover, earnest, equity, pawn, pledge, stake, wager), cur ayns gioal (pledge). (various references) | |
Norwegian | pant (forfeit). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | agegay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | garantia (assertion, assurance, bail, caution, chit, contention, deposit, earnest, guarantee, guaranty, handsel, hansel, lien, palladium, pawn, pledge, safe conduct, safeguard, sea-letter, sponsion, voucher, warrant, warranty, word), garantir (assure, avouch, ensure, guarantee, indemnify, insure, make a promise, promise, safeguard, state, underwrite, unrein, vouch, warrant), aferir (assess, check, compare, gauge), bitola (diameter, scantling, test), calcular (account, appraise, calculate, cast up, cipher, compute, count, cypher, estimate, evaluate, figure, figure out, gauge, log, number, rate, reckon), calibrar (calibrate, gauge, standardize), calibre (bore, caliber, calibre, range), caução (bail, bailment, caution, coverage, pledge, recognizance, sponsion, surety, warrant), comprometer (bind, compromise, implicate, pawn, pledge, plight), critério (cannion, canon, criterion, discretion, gauge, standard, touchstone), desafio (bravado, challenge, dare, defiance, tournament), empenhar (commit, engage, flog, hock, impawn, mortgage, pawn, pledge, plight), escala (gamut, gauge, key, ladder, measure, scale, stopover), aferidor (checker, gauge, inspector), fiança (bail, guarantee, recognizance, sponsion, sponsorship, warrant, warranty), sondar (bring in, delve, fathom, gauge, probe, prospect, pump, scan), instrumento de medição (balance level, gauge), manômetro (air-gauge, gauge, manometer, monometer, pressure-gauge), medida (admeasurement, dimension, gauge, measure, measurement, mensuration, meterage, size, standard, step), medir (chain, dial, gauge, measure, mete, pin down, scale, times), modelo (design, dummy, example, exemplar, form, gauge, guest-card, jig, lay figure, light, mirror, mockup, model, mold, mould, norm, sampler, specimen, style, template, type), norma (cannion, canon, gauge, gospel, lemma, norm, order, precept, prescript, regulation, rule, standard), padrão de medida (gauge), padronizar (gauge), penhor (chit, deposit, earnest, forfeit, guarantee, hostage, lien, pawn, surety, token), penhorar (bond, flog, garnishee, impawn), espessura da lâmina (gauge, saw blade thickness). (various references) | |
Romanian | Gaj (forfeit, forfeits, pledge), Renclodã, Pune Rãmãşag (lay a bet, make a bet), Provocare La Luptã, Mãnuşã Aruncatã, Lãsa În Gaj, Instrument De Mãsurã, Chezãşie (bail, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, pledge, surety, warrant). (various references) | |
Russian | Калибр, Масштаб, Залог, "авать ' Качестве Залога, 'ызов На Поединок, 'ызов, измеритель (measurer, meter). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zaloga (pawn, pledge), staviti na kocku (gamble, hazard, stake), jamčiti (avouch, bale, guarantee), izazov (challenge, dare, provocation). (various references) | |
Spanish | calibre (bore, caliber, calibers, calibre, gauge, profile, size). (various references) | |
Swedish | utmaning (challenge, challenging, defiance), pant (forfeit, pawn, pledge, plight). (various references) | |
Thai | ให้ของไว้เป็นประกัน, เครื่องวั"ระ"ับ, การท้าทายให้ต่อสู้, ของประกัน. (various references) | |
Turkish | Teminât (assurance, bail, caution, caution money, deposit, down payment, earnest, guarantee, hostage, indemnification, indemnity, pledge, recognizance, security, surety, warrant), Tartmak (balance, debate with oneself, deliberate, gauge, measure, scale, weigh, weigh out), Rehin Vermek (give as security, hypothecate, mortgaging, pawn, pledge, put in pledge), Rehin (hock, hostage, hypothec, mortgage, pawn, pledge, pop, security), Mermi Çapı, Kalibresini Ölçmek, Kalibre (bore, caliber, calibre, gauge, jig), Düelloya Davet Ýçin Yere Atılan Eldiven, Caneriği, Ayar (accuracy, adjusting, adjustment, carat, content, exactness, flag, foot rule, gauge, precision, readjustment, regulating, regulation, standard, touchstone, tune up, tuning, yardstick), Ölçmek (Plumb), Ölçü. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Закладати, Заклад (Wed), Битися Об Заклад, учатися. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật l m tin găng tay ném xuống đất để thách đấu, vật cược, sự thách đấu, đ" cầm. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | pignus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "gage": gaged, gager, gagers, gages. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "gage": baggage, burgage, degage, disengage, engage, foggage, greengage, luggage, mortgage, reengage, remortgage. (additional references) | |
Words containing "gage": baggages, burgages, disengaged, disengagement, disengagements, disengages, engaged, engagement, engagements, engager, engagers, engages, foggages, greengages, luggages, mortgaged, mortgagee, mortgagees, mortgager, mortgagers, mortgages, nonengagement, nonengagements, reengaged, reengagement, reengagements, reengages, remortgaged, remortgages. (additional references) | |
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"Gage" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aggte, Cgegae, Cgegbe, Cgegce, gaae, gabe, gace, gadge, gadgi, gae, ga-ee, gafe, gafee, G'ag, gagal, Gagan, gagey, gagg, Gagik, gagle, Gago, gagol, gague, gahge, gaie, Gaige, gaje, gangi, gaoge, Gargi, gasget, gawe, gaxe, Gbago, geage, geeg, geega, gega, Gegen, Gegu, geoge, gg, Gga, Ggat, Gge, ggen, ggg, ghg, gieg, giga, gige, giger, giget, Gigge, gighe, gigi, gigy, Glage, glagol, goage, goga, goge, Gogen, gogo, gogu, gowge, grage, graige, guag, guage, guggi, Guggum, gyage, igage, ngage, yage. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "gage" (pronounced gā"j) |
| 3 | g ā" j | disengage, engage, gauge. |
| 2 | -ā" j | age, assuage, backstage, cage, enrage, offstage, onstage, page, rage, restage, sage, stage, upstage, wage. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-g-g" | |
-1 letter: age, egg, gae, gag. | |
-2 letters: ae, ag. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-g-g" | |
+1 letter: agger, aggie, eggar, gaged, gager, gages, gauge. | |
+2 letters: ageing, aggers, aggies, bagged, bagger, baggie, beggar, dagger, daggle, degage, eggars, engage, fagged, gadget, gaeing, gagers, gagged, gagger, gaggle, gagmen, ganged, ganger, gangue, garage, garget, gargle, gauged, gauger, gauges, gavage, geegaw, gewgaw, grange, hagged, haggle, jagged, jagger, lagged, lagger, nagged, nagger, ragged, raggee, raggle, reggae, sagged, sagger, seggar, tagged, tagger, wagged, wagger, waggle, zagged. | |
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