A ruler can measure something but a stick cannot.
A metre stick is a ruler that is 1 metre long. (A little bit more than 3 feet.)
a ruler is shoter than a meter stick ~ A typical ruler is 12 inches, however, there are many other measuring devices also called rulers. A meter stick is around 3 yards, I believe.
buy a yard stick.
There's the meter stick which measures in metric rather than standard (imperial).
The discovery of fire and of the wheel were far more useful than the telephone!
"Shake a stick at" is an idiom meaning "to form a conception of (as by counting or imagining)". So, "more than you can shake a stick at" means "more than you can count/imagine".
The discovery of fire and of the wheel were far more useful than the telephone!
An angle ruler is a tool used to measuring angles like a protractor. An angle ruler is more accurate than a protractor.
a meter stickA yard stick is around a meter long ( a little more than 3 ft in lenght)Half the height of an average-sized door.A baseball bat. A walking stick. An adult's legA meter ruler
Intelligence is as useful/more useful than strength.
No, a pogo stick is more of an avtivity than a toy. :)
A meter stick is longer than a ruler. This allows larger items to be measured with less movement of the measuring tool.