scales

Speech parts

1. scales - Noun

2. scales - Verb

3. Scales - Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

scales

plural of scale

scales pl (plural only)

A device for measuring weight.
Synonym: scale
The butcher put the sausages on the scales.

scales

third-person singular simple present indicative of scale

An unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States.

A small village in Aldingham parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD2772).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

libra slough mange range ladder lamina scale extent balance beam proportion scope chips calibration scaling
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Antonyms

equalization whole disorder resolve chaos mess
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Phrases with the word

Newton-with-Scales hold the scales even covered with scales consisting of scales lesser scales put on the scales

Anagrams

Cassel

Examples

To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights. André Maurois

A fractal is a mathematical set or concrete object that is irregular or fragmented at all scales... Benoît Mandelbrot

When you come to be sensibly touched, the scales will fall from your eyes; and by the penetrating eyes of love you will discern that which your other eyes will never see. François Fénelon

Not all the words that were ever uttered are worth weighing on golden scales. Norwegian Proverb

Anything with scales counts as fish. Malay Proverb

It may not pay to weigh everyone in the same scales. Kashmir Proverb

Close letter words and terms

scaleproof scaler Scalera scales constellation scales of justice scales sign