SCALE

• (noun) a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

• (noun) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

  synonyms : plate , shell

• (noun) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

• (noun) a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

  synonyms : weighing machine

• (noun) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

  synonyms : musical scale

• (noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

  synonyms : exfoliation , scurf

• (noun) a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

  synonyms : scale leaf

• (noun) relative magnitude

  "they entertained on a grand scale"

• (noun) the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

  "the scale of the map", "the scale of the model"

• (noun) an ordered reference standard

  "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"

  synonyms : graduated table , ordered series , scale of measurement

• (verb) size or measure according to a scale

  "This model must be scaled down"

• (verb) measure with or as if with scales

  "scale the gold"

• (verb) remove the scales from

  "scale fish"

  synonyms : descale

• (verb) pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

• (verb) climb up by means of a ladder

• (verb) reach the highest point of

  "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

  synonyms : surmount

• (verb) take by attacking with scaling ladders

  "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"

• (verb) measure by or as if by a scale

  "This bike scales only 25 pounds"

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