/ Dictionary / Index Y yardstick: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: yard•stick Pronunciation: (yärd'stik"), [key] — n. a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring. any standard of measurement or judgment: Test scores are not the only yardstick of academic achievement. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yardstick (Thesaurus) yard sale yare Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language