Synonym: descale, exfoliation, graduated table, musical scale, ordered series, plate, scale leaf, scale of measurement, scurf, shell, surmount, weighing machine. Similar words: on a large scale, fiscal, calendar, scan, scare, scandal, scary, scared. Meaning: [skeɪl] 
n. 1. an ordered reference standard 2. relative magnitude 3. the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it 4. an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks 5. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin 6. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin 7. (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) 8. a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass 9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) 10. a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals. v. 1. measure by or as if by a scale 2. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard 3. take by attacking with scaling ladders 4. reach the highest point of 5. climb up by means of a ladder 6. remove the scales from 7. measure with or as if with scales 8. size or measure according to a scale.
n. 1. an ordered reference standard 2. relative magnitude 3. the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it 4. an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks 5. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin 6. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin 7. (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) 8. a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass 9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) 10. a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals. v. 1. measure by or as if by a scale 2. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard 3. take by attacking with scaling ladders 4. reach the highest point of 5. climb up by means of a ladder 6. remove the scales from 7. measure with or as if with scales 8. size or measure according to a scale. 
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121 The police can only guess at the scale of the problem.
122 He soon realized the scale of the task he had undertaken .
123 We are going to scale down the number of trees being felled.
124 Men were becoming interested in fashion on a scale undreamed-of in the 1960s.
125 The earthquake in Mexico City registered 7.1 on the Richter scale.
126 At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
127 A wedding on that scale takes a lot of organization.
128 The breakdown of law and order could result in killing on a massive scale.
129 The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
130 Responses to the individual items are scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 12.
131 This has led to financial losses, though admittedly on a fairly small scale.
132 They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest.
133 In order to finance expansion on this scale, the government has relied heavily on borrowing.
134 The Government has acknowledged that homelessness is a problem but it has failed to grasp the scale of the problem.
135 This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
136 We're enlarging the production scale to produce more and better computers.
137 Musical notation was conceived for the C major scale and each line and space represents a note in this scale.
138 Any public demonstrations on a large scale without the permission of the city authorities is antisocial.
139 Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously.
140 The earthquake was too small to register on the Richter scale.
141 The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in.
142 Charges are made on a sliding scale,(sentencedict.com/scale.html) which means that the amount you must pay increases with the level of your income.
143 There has been housing development on a massive scale since 1980.
144 They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group.
145 Your performance will be judged on a scale of 1 to 10.
146 The salary scale goes from ￡12 000 to ￡20 000.
147 Increasing technological application and innovation in manufacturing industries result in more specialisation and distribution of processes on a global scale.
148 The top pay scale after five years on the job would reach $5.00 an hour.
149 The scale of this map is an inch to a mile.
150 Rescuers had to scale a 300m cliff to reach the injured climber.