scale

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

climb up by means of a ladder

measure by or as if by a scale

“This bike scales only 25 pounds”

measure with or as if with scales

“scale the gold”

pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

relative magnitude

“they entertained on a grand scale”

size or measure according to a scale

“This model must be scaled down”

take by attacking with scaling ladders

“The troops scaled the walls of the fort”

the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

“the scale of the map”

remove the scales from

“scale fish”