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- pronunciation:
- skeIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the many small, hard, thin plates that cover fish, reptiles, and certain other animals.
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| definition 2: |
any thin, flat piece that flakes off skin or another surface.
When I scratched my arm, scales of skin fell off.- synonyms:
- flake
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verb |
| inflections: |
scales, scaling, scaled |
| definition: |
to remove the scales from.
We need to scale and clean the fish before we cook them.- similar words:
- peel, scrape, skin, strip
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| derivation: |
scalelike (adj.) |
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