calibrenoun
UK US caliber uk/ˈkæl.ɪ.bər/us/ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/calibre noun (QUALITY)
[ U ] the quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability:
If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher calibre.
The competition entries were of such (a) high calibre that judging them was very difficult.
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Quality and standard
- benchmark
- cachet
- conform
- conform to/with sth
- conformance
- conformity
- grade
- ideal
- level
- mark
- notch
- plane
- prestige
- qualitative
- quality
- quality assurance
- star
- status
- style
- upscale
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calibre noun (MEASUREMENT)
[ C or U ] the width of the inside of a pipe, especially of the long cylinder-shaped part of a gun, or the width of a bullet
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Handguns & rifles
- .45
- 2:2
- air rifle
- airgun
- bazooka
- firearm
- flamethrower
- handgun
- howitzer
- Kalashnikov
- ray gun
- revolver
- rifle
- Saturday night special
- sawn-off shotgun
- starting pistol
- stun gun
- submachine gun
- tommy gun
- Uzi
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Measurements in general