scale in WordNet English dictionary

1. remove the scales from
   "scale fish"
   scale  descale 
   
2. measure with or as if with scales
   "scale the gold"
   scale 
   
3. size or measure according to a scale
   "This model must be scaled down"
   scale 
   
4. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
   scale 
   
5. climb up by means of a ladder
   scale 
   
6. reach the highest point of
   "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
   scale  surmount 
   
7. take by attacking with scaling ladders
   "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
   scale 
   
8. measure by or as if by a scale
   "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
   scale 
   

1. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
   scale  scurf  exfoliation 
   
2. an ordered reference standard
   "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
   scale  scale of measurement  graduated table  ordered series 
   
3. (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
   scale  musical scale 
   
4. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
   plate  scale  shell 
   
5. a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
   scale 
   
6. an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
   scale 
   
7. a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
   scale  weighing machine 
   
8. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
   scale  scale leaf 
   
9. relative magnitude
   "they entertained on a grand scale"
   scale 
   
10. the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
    "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
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