Synonyms for scale

noun

• 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
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• an ordered reference standard
• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
• relative magnitude
• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

verb

• remove the scales from
• reach the highest point of
• climb up by means of a ladder
• measure by or as if by a scale
• measure with or as if with scales
• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
• size or measure according to a scale
• take by attacking with scaling ladders