'scale' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'scale' with 13 example sentences.

scale noun

: an ordered reference standard

: relative magnitude

: the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

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

: a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

: an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

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

: a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

scale verb

: measure by or as if by a scale

: pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

: take by attacking with scaling ladders

: reach the highest point of

: climb up by means of a ladder

: remove the scales from

: measure with or as if with scales

: size or measure according to a scale

I weighed myself on the bathroom scales.

Please put your baggage on this scale.

The bodies of reptiles are covered by scales.

She removed the scales from the fish.

What's the scale of this map?

In Japan, are nurses high on the social scale?

The factories are producing on a large scale.

The seller weighs the cheese on the copper scales.

I am doing business on a large scale.

Put the meat on the scales.

I remember singing scales every day during music lessons.

They scaled the cliff with difficulty.

That victory turned the scales in our favor.

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