scales
scales
noun
Small, thin plates protecting the skin of fish or reptiles.
"The snake's scales shimmered in the sunlight."
noun
An instrument for weighing things.
"The grocer used scales to weigh the apples."
verb
To climb up or over (something high and steep).
"The climbers scaled the mountain with great effort."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: scale, exfoliation, scurf, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series, descale, shell, plate, musical scale, scale leaf, surmount