scales
Definitions
Noun
- An ordered reference standard
- Relative magnitude
- The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- 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
- An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Verb
- Measure by or as if by a scale
- Pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- Take by attacking with scaling ladders
- Reach the highest point of
- Climb up by means of a ladder
- Remove the scales from
- Measure with or as if with scales
- Size or measure according to a scale
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "scales".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scales | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | clinkscales | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | scalese | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "scales".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | schools | 1 | 195 |
| 2 | skills | 1 | 37 |
| 3 | styles | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | smiles | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | smells | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | swells | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | school's | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | stalls | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | steels | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | spells | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | spills | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | stills | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | snail's | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | snails | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | spoils | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | steals | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | steel's | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | stiles | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | assholes | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | istel's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | sarles | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | scholes | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | schools' | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | scoles | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | skeels | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | skiles | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | skyles | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | smalls | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | spill's | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | stils | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | stolz | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | stolze | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | stools | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | swailes | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | swails | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | swales | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | swirls | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "scales".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "scales" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "scales" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "scales" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 18
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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