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Word entry · 5 letters

scale

Best crossword clue

"Device for weighing"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /skeɪl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acelsStarts with SEnds with E3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. size or measure according to a scale

Word origin

From Middle English scale, from Latin scāla, usually in plural scālae (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder”), for *skand-slā, from scandō (“to climb”); see scan, ascend, descend, etc. Doublet of scala.

Used in a sentence

  • Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.
  • The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the open-ended Richter scale.
  • There are some who question the scale of our ambitions.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Device for weighing5 letters
02Weighing device5 letters
03Size or measuring system5 letters

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