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