VERB
  • Definition - To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
  • Example - We should scale that up by a factor of 10.
  • Definition - To climb to the top of.
  • Example - Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest.
  • Definition - To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
  • Example - That architecture won't scale to real-world environments.
  • Definition - To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
  • Example - That architecture won't scale to real-world environments.
VERB
  • Definition - To remove the scales of.
  • Example - Please scale that fish for dinner.
  • Synonyms - descale
  • Definition - To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
  • Example - The dry weather is making my skin scale.
  • Definition - To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
  • Example - to scale the inside of a boiler
  • Definition - To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
  • Example - to scale the inside of a boiler
  • Definition - To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
  • Example - Some sandstone scales by exposure.
  • Definition - To scatter; to spread.
  • Example - Some sandstone scales by exposure.
  • Definition - To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
  • Example - Some sandstone scales by exposure.
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  • Example - Some sandstone scales by exposure.
  • Definition - Without scales, or with the scales removed.
  • Example - scaled herring
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
clades 9 decals 9 scaled 9
5 Letter Words
cades 8 cased 8 clade 8 clads 8 daces 8 decal 8 laced 8 scald 8 alecs 7 laces 7 scale 7 dales 6 deals 6 lades 6 lased 6 leads 6
4 Letter Words
aced 7 cade 7 cads 7 clad 7 dace 7 scad 7 aces 6 alec 6 cals 6 case 6 cels 6 lace 6 lacs 6 dale 5 dals 5 deal 5 dels 5 elds 5 lade 5 lads 5 lead 5 sade 5 sled 5 ales 4 lase 4 leas 4 sale 4 seal 4
3 Letter Words
cad 6 ace 5 cal 5 cel 5 lac 5 sac 5 sec 5 ads 4 dal 4 das 4 del 4 eds 4 eld 4 lad 4 led 4 sad 4 ale 3 als 3 els 3 las 3 lea 3 les 3 sae 3 sal 3 sea 3 sel 3
2 Letter Words
ad 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 ae 2 al 2 as 2 el 2 es 2 la 2
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