scales
Measures mass precisely
Scales are the small, overlapping plates covering fish, reptiles, and some other animals—protective armor that flexes with movement.
The singular scale extends to similar structures: scales on a butterfly's wing, scales of rust.
A scale is also a device for weighing, or the balance pans themselves.
The scales of justice symbolize fair measurement.
Musical scales are sequences of notes ascending or descending in pitch.
To scale something is to climb it (scale a wall) or to adjust proportionally (scale up production).
When scales fall from your eyes, you suddenly see clearly.
Limbless scaled reptile
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
iguana · chameleon · crocodile · alligator · shedding · keratin · scutes · overlapping
Steadiness or amount owed
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- massQuantity of matter
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- poundsMass measurement units
grams · tare · calibration · digital · bathroom · kitchen · postal · laboratory
Brief written records
- octaveEight-note interval
- majorOf chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- pentatonicScale of five tones
chromatic · diatonic · practice · ascending · descending · arpeggios · modes · intervals
Steadiness or amount owed
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- blindfoldedEyes obscured by cloth
Libra · judgment · courts · weigh · impartiality · truth · symbolism · equilibrium
Creating geographic representations
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- topographicConcerning surface feature arrangement
- proportionComparative relation of parts
distance · representation · model · miniature · reduction · enlargement · contour · geographic
snake
Limbless scaled reptile
gecko · iguana · chameleon · crocodile · alligator · shedding · keratin · scutes · overlapping · armored
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
pounds · grams · tare · calibration · digital · bathroom · kitchen · postal · laboratory · precision
notes
Brief written records
pentatonic · chromatic · diatonic · practice · ascending · descending · arpeggios · modes · intervals · piano
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- lawBinding principle or regulation
blindfolded · Libra · judgment · courts · weigh · impartiality · truth · symbolism · equilibrium · statue
cartography
Creating geographic representations
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- topographicConcerning surface feature arrangement
proportion · distance · representation · model · miniature · reduction · enlargement · contour · geographic · architectural
bouldering
Ropeless low-height climbing
rock · mountaineering · rappelling · grip · summit · vertical · rope · traverse · overhang · pitch
- ocean thingsocean, wave, dolphin, whale, fish
- animal adaptationscamouflage, webbed feet, filter feeding, thick fur, blubber
- measurementgauging, balance, metering, gram, measuring cup
- animal featuresbeaks, antlers, fur, ears, eyes
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- creature partsdragon wings, mermaid tail, unicorn horn, vampire fangs, dragon claws
scalesguesses
Estimates without certainty
estimates · eyeballs · approximates · guestimates · ballparks
- 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, escalate, scaling, scaled, scaleless, scaler, descale, scale down, scale back