scales

noun

scales

noun

/skeɪlz/

1

A device for measuring weight.

  • The butcher put the sausages on the scales.
Derived terms
bathroom scales, beam and scales, scales of justice, thumb on the scales, tip the scales, tip the scales at, weighing scales
Related terms
balance, spring balance, weighing machine

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