Guideline
A guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice. Guidelines may be issued by and used by any organization (governmental or private) to make the actions of its employees or divisions more predictable, and presumably of higher quality. A guideline is similar to a rule.
Standard (adjective)
Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
Standard (adjective)
Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
Standard (adjective)
Having recognized excellence or authority.
“standard works in history; standard authors”
Standard (adjective)
Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
Standard (adjective)
Having a manual transmission.
Standard (adjective)
As normally supplied (not optional).
Standard (adjective)
Conforming to the standard variety.
Standard (noun)
A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
Standard (noun)
A level of quality or attainment.
Standard (noun)
Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
Standard (noun)
A musical work of established popularity.
Standard (noun)
A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
Standard (noun)
The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
Standard (noun)
A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
Standard (noun)
A vertical pole with something at its apex.
Standard (noun)
Grade level in primary education.
“I am in fifth standard.”
Standard (noun)
An object lamp standard.
Standard (noun)
The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
Standard (noun)
One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
Standard (noun)
Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
Standard (noun)
A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
Standard (noun)
A manual transmission vehicle.
Standard (noun)
The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
Standard (noun)
An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
Standard (noun)
A large drinking cup.
Standard (noun)
standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
Standard (interjection)
An expression of agreement
Guideline (noun)
A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
“He considered the Ten Commandments more a guideline than a requirement.”
Guideline (noun)
A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
Guideline (noun)
A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
Standard (noun)
a level of quality or attainment
“the government’s ambition to raise standards in schools”
“their restaurant offers a high standard of service”
Standard (noun)
a required or agreed level of quality or attainment
“half of the beaches fail to comply with European standards”
“their tap water was not up to standard”
Standard (noun)
(in elementary schools) a grade of proficiency tested by examination or the form or class preparing pupils for such a grade
“she was still in boarding school and had twice repeated the same standard”
Standard (noun)
something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations
“the wages are low by today’s standards”
“the system had become an industry standard”
Standard (noun)
principles of conduct informed by notions of honour and decency
“a decline in moral standards”
Standard (noun)
a form of language that is widely accepted as the usual form
“the idea of the standard is projected backwards on to states of language”
Standard (noun)
the prescribed weight of fine metal in gold or silver coins
“the sterling standard for silver”
Standard (noun)
a system by which the value of a currency is defined in terms of gold or silver or both.
Standard (noun)
a measure for timber, equivalent to 165 cu. ft (4.67 cubic metres).
Standard (noun)
(especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity.
Standard (noun)
a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.
Standard (noun)
used in names of newspapers
“a report in the Evening Standard”
Standard (noun)
a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height.
Standard (noun)
a shrub grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form
“a standard rose”
Standard (noun)
the large, frequently erect uppermost petal of a papilionaceous flower.
Standard (noun)
one of the inner petals of an iris flower, frequently erect.
Standard (noun)
an upright water or gas pipe.
Standard (adjective)
used or accepted as normal or average
“it is standard practice in museums to register objects as they are acquired”
“the standard rate of income tax”
Standard (adjective)
(of a size, measure, design, etc.) regularly used or produced; not special or exceptional
“all these doors come in a range of standard sizes”
Standard (adjective)
(of a work, repertoire, or writer) viewed as authoritative or of permanent value and so widely read or performed
“his essays on the interpretation of reality became a standard text”
Standard (adjective)
denoting or relating to the form of a language widely accepted as the usual correct form
“speakers of standard English”
Standard (adjective)
(of a tree or shrub) growing on an erect stem of full height
“standard trees are useful for situations where immediate height is needed”
Standard (adjective)
(of a shrub) grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form
“standard roses”