The Clue
Metric ___ (4 letter answer)
The Answer
UNIT
Tags
Notes
The answer UNIT is very common and appears about once every 44 puzzles.
Related Clues
Apartment
Crew
Entity
Foot, for one
Inning, for one
Monad
Newton, for one
Outfit
Singleton
Army group
Battalion, e.g.
Body of soldiers
Cadre, e.g.
Condo division
Condo, e.g.
Condominium, e.g.
Constituent of a whole
Course part
Detachment of soldiers
Distinct part
Fixed amount
Measuring standard
A mil. body
Military group
Part of an army
Part of B.T.U.
Part of C.C.U.
Part of CPU
Single part
Single thing
Soldiers' group
Soldier's outfit
Specified quantity
Squad, e.g.
Squadron or wing
Stone, e.g.
Syllabus segment
Type of price
The "U" in I.C.U.
Whole thing
Part of a school course
Word with military or heating
Definition
UNIT as a noun:
1. (unit of measurement, unit) = any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
2. an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
3. (unit, social unit) = an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
4. a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
5. (unit, building block) = a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
6. (whole, unit) = an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"