| locale | (noun) the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | Synonyms: locus, venue |
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| percale | (noun) a fine closely woven cotton fabric | - |
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| scale | (noun) a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | - |
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| (noun) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks | - |
| (noun) a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass | Synonyms: weighing machine |
| (noun) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | Synonyms: plate, shell |
| (noun) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | Synonyms: musical scale |
| (noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin | Synonyms: exfoliation, scurf |
| (noun) a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin | Synonyms: scale leaf |
| (noun) relative magnitude | - |
| (noun) the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | - |
| (noun) an ordered reference standard | Synonyms: graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement |