scales

noun
/skeɪlz/

A device for measuring weight.

Example

“The butcher put the sausages on the scales.”

Related words

bathroom scales
beam and scales
scales of justice
thumb on the scales
tip the scales
tip the scales at
weighing scales

Example sentences

“Catfish have no scales.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “scales” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.