SCALE Crossword Clue & Answer

Definition of scale

• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave); a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals; a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass; a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin; a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin; an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks; an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"; 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; reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"; relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"; remove the scales from; "scale fish"; 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"; th