any of the numerous plates, made of various substances resembling enamel or dentine, covering the bodies of fishes

a thin flat piece or flake

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the skin: excessive shedding may be the result of a skin disease

a specialized leaf or bract, esp the protective covering of a bud or the dry membranous bract of a catkin

a flaky black oxide of iron formed on the surface of iron or steel at high temperatures

any oxide formed on a metal during heat treatment

to remove the scales or coating from

to peel off or cause to peel off in flakes or scales

to shed scales

to cover or become covered with scales, incrustation, etc

to throw (a disc or thin flat object) edgewise through the air or along the surface of water

to ride on public transport without paying a fare

to steal (something)

a machine or device for weighing

one of the pans of a balance

to weigh with or as if with scales

to have a weight of

a sequence of marks either at regular intervals or else representing equal steps, used as a reference in making measurements

a measuring instrument having such a scale

a line, numerical ratio, etc, for showing this ratio

a progressive or graduated table of things, wages, etc, in order of size, value, etc

an established measure or standard

a relative degree or extent

a group of notes taken in ascending or descending order, esp within the compass of one octave

the notation of a given number system

a graded series of tests measuring mental development, etc

a ladder or staircase

to climb to the top of (a height) by or as if by a ladder

to make or draw (a model, plan, etc) according to a particular ratio of proportionate reduction

to increase or reduce proportionately in size, etc

(in forestry) to estimate the board footage of (standing timber or logs)