English Explanatory Dictionary

scales

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of scale
noun
  1. A device for measuring weight.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scale
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States.
  3. A small village in Aldingham parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2772).
  4. A hamlet in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5743).
  5. A hamlet in Threlkeld parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3426).
name
  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.

Pronunciation

/skeɪlz/ en-us-scales.ogg

Word forms

scales the Scales

Etymology

From Old Norse skáli (“shed, hut”). Doublet of Scholes.

Synonyms

scale

Related words

balance spring balance weighing machine Newton-with-Scales

Derived words

bathroom scales beam and scales scales of justice thumb on the scales tip the scales tip the scales at weighing scales
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