Word of the Day for Grades 4-6

Definition: (n)1. Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing. 2. a progression of steps or degrees. 3. a. one of the thin flat horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of other animals, as fishes. 4. any thin platelike piece, lamina, or flake that peels off from a surface, as the skin. (v.t.)1. to climb by or as if by a ladder; climb up or over.

Example: The miner used a scale to weigh the gold nugget.

Synonyms: adjust, covering, measure

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