scale

¹scale

noun \ˈskāl\

Definition of SCALE

1

a : either pan or tray of a balance b : a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends —usually used in plural

2

: an instrument or machine for weighing

Origin of SCALE

Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell — more at shell

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SCALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale