adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of scale form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Covered with scales or scale-like structures. not-comparable
2. 2
   Without scales, or with the scales removed. not-comparable

   "scaled herring"

Adjective

1. 1
   (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing wordnet
2. 2
   having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

scalyarmoreddescaledescalopedesquamulosescaleless

Example

More examples

"We scaled up Mount Fuji last year."

Related phrases

saw-scaled viperscaled copyscaled dovescaled quailscaled questionscaled upsmall-scaled snake

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