each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another

a thick, dry flake of skin

a flaky covering or deposit

remove scale or scales from

he scales the fish and removes the innards

(especially of the skin) form scales

the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area

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

a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink

weigh a specified weight

some men scaled less than ninety pounds

a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something

a new salary scale is planned for all universities

company employees have hit the top of their pay scales

the relative size or extent of something

no one foresaw the scale of the disaster

everything in the house is on a grand scale

an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch

the scale of C major

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

the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density

climb up or over (something high and steep)

thieves scaled a high fence

represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale

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