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    scale
    [skāl]
    noun
    scale (noun) · scales (plural noun)
    1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
    2. a thick, dry flake of skin.
      • a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract.
      • each of numerous microscopic structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.
    3. a flaky covering or deposit.
      • a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime:
        "banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a buildup of scale"
      • tartar formed on teeth.
      • a coating of oxide formed on heated metal:
        "a spray-on chemical for removing welding scale and heat discoloration from stainless steel"
    verb
    scale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)
    1. remove scale or scales from:
      "he scales the fish and removes the innards"
      • remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping them:
        "dental hygienists give treatment such as scaling and polishing teeth"
    2. (especially of the skin) form scales:
      "the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area"
      • come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off:
        "the paint was scaling from the brick walls"
    Origin
    Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale.
    scale
    [skāl]
    noun
    scales (noun) · scales (plural noun) · pair of scales (noun) · pairs of scales (plural noun) · scale (noun) · scale pan (noun) · scale pans (plural noun) · the Scales (plural noun)
    1. (scales)
      an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism:
      "bathroom scales" · "kitchen scales"
      • either of the dishes on a simple balance.
      • (the Scales)
        the constellation or sign of the zodiac Libra.
    2. SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH
      a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink.
    verb
    scale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)
    1. weigh a specified weight:
      "some men scaled less than ninety pounds"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup’, surviving in South African English): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl’, also to English dialect shale ‘dish’.
    scale
    [skāl]
    noun
    scale (noun) · scales (plural noun) · scale of notation (noun) · scales of notation (plural noun)
    1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something:
      "company employees have hit the top of their pay scales"
      • the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest:
        "two men at opposite ends of the social scale"
      • a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something:
        "the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right"
      • a device having a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something:
        "she read the exact distance off a scale"
      • a rule determining the distances between marks on a scale:
        "the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale"
    2. the relative size or extent of something:
      "no one foresaw the scale of the disaster" · "everything in the house is on a grand scale"
      • a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan:
        "a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building" · "a map on a scale of 1:2500"
    3. music
      an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch:
      "the scale of C major"
      • (scales)
        the exercise of performing the notes of one or more scales as a form of practice by a singer or musician:
        "in music class I dread having to sing scales" · "he thinks guitarists in particular don't spend nearly enough time practicing scales"
    4. mathematics
      a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base:
      "the conversion of the number to the binary scale"
    5. photography
      the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.
    verb
    scale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)
    1. climb up or over (something high and steep):
      "thieves scaled an 8-foot fence"
    2. represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
      • (of a quantity or property) be variable according to a particular scale.
    3. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree):
      "the operators were accustomed to having their logs scaled for inventory control"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    noun
    1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
      plate
      lamella
      lamina
      scute
      scutum
      squama
    2. a thick, dry flake of skin.
      flake
      scurf
      dandruff
      furfur
      noun
      1. an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism:
        balance
        pair of scales
        steelyard
        weighing machine
        noun
        1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something:
          calibration
          register
          hierarchy
          ladder
          ranking
          pecking order
          order
          spectrum
          progression
          succession
          sequence
          series
          calibrated system
          graduated system
          system of measurement
          measuring system
          • the relative size or extent of something:
            extent
            size
            scope
            magnitude
            dimensions
            range
            breadth
            compass
            degree
            reach
            spread
            sweep
            • a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan:
              ratio
              proportion
              relative size
          verb
          1. climb up or over (something high and steep):
            climb
            ascend
            go up
            go over
            mount
            escalade
            clamber up
            shin (up)
            scramble up
            shinny (up)
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