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scale

/ scale /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Type of:
covering natural covering cover
Kinds of:
fish scale squama
Derived:
descale
verb Sense 2
take by attacking with scaling ladders
"The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
Type of:
take
Derived:
scaling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
reach the highest point of
"We scaled the Mont Blanc"
Type of:
reach make attain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
climb up by means of a ladder
Type of:
climb climb up mount
Derived:
scaling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
Type of:
model pattern
Derived:
scale of measurement graduated table ordered series
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
remove the scales from
"scale fish"
Type of:
remove take take away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
measure with or as if with scales
"scale the gold"
Type of:
quantify measure
Derived:
weighing machine scaling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
size or measure according to a scale
"This model must be scaled down"
Type of:
size
Derived:
scale of measurement graduated table ordered series scalage scaling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 9
an ordered reference standard
"judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
Type of:
standard criterion measure
Kinds of:
Beaufort scale wind scale index logarithmic scale Mercalli scale
noun Sense 10
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
"the scale of the map"
"the scale of the model"
Type of:
proportion proportionality
noun Sense 11
relative magnitude
"they entertained on a grand scale"
Type of:
magnitude relation quantitative relation
noun Sense 12
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Type of:
leaf leafage foliage
Kinds of:
squamule
noun Sense 13
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Type of:
bit chip flake
Kinds of:
dander dandruff
Derived:
exfoliate
noun Sense 14
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
Type of:
musical notation
Kinds of:
gamut diatonic scale chromatic scale gapped scale
Domain:
music
noun Sense 15
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
Type of:
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device
Kinds of:
balance weighbridge
noun Sense 16
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
Type of:
indicator
Kinds of:
vernier scale vernier
verb Sense 17
measure by or as if by a scale
"This bike scales only 25 pounds"
Type of:
measure
Derived:
weighing machine scalage scaling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 18
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Type of:
shield
Kinds of:
armor plate armour plate armor plating plate armor plate armour
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
78
Times Searched
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covering natural covering cover fish scale squama take reach make attain climb climb up mount