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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151 Home computers are now used on a scale unheard-of a few years ago.
152 Strenuous efforts were made throughout the war to disguise the scale of civilian casualties.
153 Appeasement of dictators, said the president, led to wide scale bloodshed.
154 The scale of your map is one inch to the mile.
155 Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning how each room should look.
156 Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.
157 The books that the children are using to learn to read are on a graduated scale of difficulty.
158 Pollution could cause changes to weather patterns on a global scale.
159 She was accused of corruption, of vote rigging on a massive scale.
160 On a scale of 1 to 10, he scores 7.
161 The map has a scale of one centimetre to the kilometre.
162 He has risen up the social scale from rather humble beginnings.
163 Draw up a scale floor plan on squared paper, marking in the door opening and windows.
164 A drop in wages has meant that these families have moved down the social and economic scale.
165 A machine for weighing people has a scale from one pound to 300 pounds on it.
165 Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
166 Kieran Coonan QC told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale.
167 If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.
168 The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths.
169 The higher up the social scale they are, the more the men have to lose.
170 This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches.
171 The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale.
172 The scale of this map is one centimeter to the kilometer.
173 Private firms are willing to make large scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles.
174 Films are rated on a scale of poor, fair, good and excellent.
175 Some rural schools have 50 pupils, while at the other end of the scale are city schools with nearly 5,000 pupils.
176 A full - scale nuclear war could lead to the annihilation of the human race.
177 There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale.
178 After 10 years, she had worked her way to the top of the pay scale.
179 They are determined to spare no efforts to scale the peaks in science and technology.
180 The flower drawings are all to scale and botanically correct.