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plural of scale
as in balances
a device for measuring weight I hate getting on the bathroom scale

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noun (2)

plural of scale
as in plates
a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale scales of mica were embedded in the granite

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noun (3)

plural of scale

scales

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scale

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“Scales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scales. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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