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scale Noun a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
scale Noun a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
scale Noun an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
scale Noun a measuring instrument for weighing
scale Noun (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
scale Noun a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scale Noun a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
scale Noun relative magnitude
scale Noun the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
scale Noun an ordered reference standard
scale Verb size or measure according to a scale
scale Verb measure with or as if with scales
scale Verb remove the scales from
scale Verb pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
scale Verb climb up by means of a ladder
scale Verb reach the highest point of
scale Verb take by attacking with scaling ladders
scale Verb measure by or as if by a scale
swan's down Noun down of the swan
swan's down Noun soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes
sickle feather Noun one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster
shrew Noun small mouselike mammal with a long snout
shrew Noun a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
shrewmouse Noun small mouselike mammal with a long snout
spurious wing Noun tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
squama Noun a protective structure resembling a scale
scute Noun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
sclerite Noun hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
shell Noun hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
shell Noun the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
shell Noun a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
shell Noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
shell Noun the housing or outer covering of something
shell Noun a very light narrow racing boat
shell Noun a rigid covering that envelops an object
shell Noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell Noun the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
shell Noun the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
shell Verb remove the husks from
shell Verb remove from its shell or outer covering
shell Verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell Verb use explosives on
shell Verb look for and collect shells by the seashore
shell Verb hit the pitches of hard and regularly
shell Verb fall out of the pod or husk
shell Verb create by using explosives
short-tailed shrew Noun North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
saddle hackle Noun a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
saddle feather Noun a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
shield Noun hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles