scale's
What fish have
Scale's is the possessive or contracted form of scale.
A scale is an instrument for weighing, a graduated series of marks for measurement, a proportion between a map and reality, a musical sequence of notes, or the thin plates covering fish and reptiles.
The word also names mineral deposits in pipes or kettles.
To scale is to climb, to adjust proportionally, or to remove scales: The fish's scales shimmered in the light; The scale's accuracy was questionable.
Physical extent or dimensions
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- magnitudeSize or scale
- scopeExtent or range
- extentRange or magnitude
dimension · range · level · degree · grandeur · vastness · enormity · miniature
Body's outer layer
- armorProtective combat covering
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- carpWhine about trivialities
salmon · trout · bass · descaling · scraping · overlapping · protective · silvery
Measure of heaviness
- massQuantity of matter
- readingInterpreting written text
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
accuracy · balance · tare · increment · graduation · capacity · digital · analog
Short written record
- octaveEight-note interval
- majorOf chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- chromaticRelating to color
pentatonic · diatonic · practice · arpeggio · interval · pitch · ascending · descending
size
Physical extent or dimensions
extent · dimension · range · level · degree · grandeur · vastness · enormity · miniature · model
skin
Body's outer layer
- armorProtective combat covering
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
carp · salmon · trout · bass · descaling · scraping · overlapping · protective · silvery · slippery
weight
Measure of heaviness
- massQuantity of matter
- readingInterpreting written text
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · accuracy · balance · tare · increment · graduation · capacity · digital · analog · metric
note
Short written record
chromatic · pentatonic · diatonic · practice · arpeggio · interval · pitch · ascending · descending · tonic
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
mountain · cliff · rope · handhold · foothold · vertical · peak · expedition · rappel · belay
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- tartarHardened dental plaque
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
limescale · mineral · residue · encrustation · kettle · pipe · boiler · descaler · removal · calcium
- tip the scalesBecome the deciding factor
- fish scalesOverlapping skin plates
- bathroom scaleDevice measuring body weight
- grading scalesStandards for evaluating work
- scaled backReduced in size
- scale backReduce in extent
scale, scales, scaled, scaler, rescale, rescaled, upscale, downscale