Scales is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SCALES in dictionary:

VERB:
• SCALE, to climb up or over
• remove scale or scales from
• remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping them
• (especially of the skin) form scales
• come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off
• weigh a specified weight
• climb up or over (something high and steep)
• represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale
• (of a quantity or property) be variable according to a particular scale.
• estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree)
NOUN:
• each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
• a thick, dry flake of skin.
• a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract.
• each of numerous microscopic tile-like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.
• a flaky covering or deposit.
• a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime
• tartar formed on teeth.
• a coating of oxide formed on heated metal
• an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism
• either of the dishes on a simple balance.
• the zodiacal sign or constellation Libra.
• a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink.
• a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something
• the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest
• a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something
• a device having a series of marks at regular intervals for measuring
• a rule determining the distances between marks on a scale
• the relative size or extent of something
• a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan
• an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch
• a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base
• the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.

Words related to SCALES

scale7 scaled9 scaling10

Words that contain SCALES

descales11 rescales10 unscales10 upscales12 subscales13 downscales16 greyscales16 limescales14 millscales14 timescales14 macroscales17 microscales17 worldscales17 superscales15

How to use SCALES in a sentence

• William Scales was vice president and Hubbard was treasurer.
• The sun, already from the Scales declined, Gave little hopes of better days behind, But change, from bad to worse, of weather and of wind.
• We know not the time, when those scales, in which mountains are weighed, may turn.
• One of the scales is quite loaded, take care what you are going to put in the other.
• As in the case of the scales, the equality of relations here recognised is of the simplest order.
• In a few seconds he had the table cleared away and the scales set up.
• It is the scale of civilization, just as the three common scales are the scales of nature.
• The scales for weighing the milk hung from the same beam.
• Two men tumbled him over upon a wagon, wheeled him to the scales, where his weight was instantly ascertained and recorded.
• Then he moved to the writing-table, and, placing it upon the letter scales, made a note of its exact weight.
• In the dark water the path of the moon lay, very broad and long, all made of great flakes of thick, deep gold, as if the sea were paved with golden scales.
• He is represented as seated on a throne composed of snakes, while he has scales and wings and is armed like a knight.
• After a few operations of that kind you would see the yellow scales of gold on the edge of the sand.
• He stands aside, regarding with equal eye all the issues involved and the scales dip not in his hands.
• This is shown by the thick scales continually forming in the grande.
• Then the servants, at Captain Hull’s command, heaped double handfulls of shillings into one side of the scales, while Betsey remained in the other.

Similar words containing SCALE without suffix s

scale7 scaled9 scaler8 descale10 rescale9 scalene9 scaleni9 scalers9 scaleup11 unscale9 upscale11 descaled12 descaler11 descales11 rescaled11 rescales10 scalenes10 scalenus10 scalepan12 scaleups12 subscale12 unscaled11 unscales10 upscaled13 upscales12 descalers12 downscale15 grayscale15 greyscale15 limescale13 mesoscale13 millscale13 nanoscale11 overscale14 scaleable13 scaleably16 scaleless11 scalelike15 scalepans13 scaletail11 scalework18 subscales13 timescale13 berascaled15 broadscale15 downscaled17 downscales16 greyscales16 limescales14 macroscale16 microscale16 millscales14 overscaled16 scaleboard15 scaletails12 scaleworks19 superscale14 timescales14 worldscale16 macroscales17 microscales17 scaleboards16 transcalent13 worldscales17 superscales15 scalenohedra18 transcalency19 scalenohedron19 scalenohedrons20 transcalencies18

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