| Main Entry: | scale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | graduated system |
Synonyms: |
calibration, computation, degrees, extent, gamut, gradation, hierarchy, ladder, order, pecking order, progression, proportion, range, ranking, rate, ratio, reach, register, rule, scope, sequence, series, spectrum, spread, steps, system, way |
| Notes: | octave is the distance covered by any eight notes of a scale; a scale is a series of eight notes played in alphabetical order |
| Main Entry: | scale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thin covering, skin |
Synonyms: |
film, flake, incrustation, lamina, layer, plate, scurf |
| Main Entry: | scale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ascend, climb |
Synonyms: |
clamber, escalade, escalate, go up, mount, surmount |
Antonyms: |
descend |
| Main Entry: | scale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | measure |
Synonyms: |
adjust, balance, calibrate, compare, compute, estimate, gauge, graduate, proportion, prorate, regulate, size |
| Main Entry: | ascend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go up |
Synonyms: |
arise, climb, escalate, float, fly, lift off, mount, move up, rise, scale, soar, sprout, take off, tower |
Antonyms: |
decline, descend, go down, lower |
| Main Entry: | bit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
Synonyms: |
atom, butt, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, driblet, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, parcel, part, particle, peanuts, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, section, segment, shard, share, shaving, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, tittle, trace, trickle |
| Notes: | a bit is a single unit of computer information and a byte is a sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | breadth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent |
Synonyms: |
amplitude, area, compass, comprehensiveness, dimension, expanse, extensiveness, fullness, gamut, greatness, inclusiveness, largeness, magnitude, measure, orbit, range, reach, scale, scope, size, space, spread, stretch, sweep, vastness |
| Main Entry: | climb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crawl, move up |
Synonyms: |
ape up, ascend, clamber, escalade, escalate, go up, mount, rise, scale, soar, top |
Antonyms: |
descend, dismount, go down, retreat |
| Main Entry: | coat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animal hair |
Synonyms: |
crust, ectoderm, epidermis, felt, fleece, fur, hide, husk, integument, leather, membrane, pelage, pellicle, pelt, peltry, protective covering, rind, scale, scarfskin, shell, skin, wool |
| Main Entry: | compensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repayment; rectification |
Synonyms: |
advantage, allowance, amends, atonement, benefit, bonus, bread, consideration, counterclaim, coverage, damages, defrayal, deserts, earnings, fee*, gain, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, meet, pay, payment, payoff, premium, profit, quittance, reciprocity, reckoning, recompense, recoupment, redress, reimbursement, remittal, remittance, remuneration, reparation, reprisal, requital, restitution, reward, salary, salt, satisfaction, scale, settlement, shake, stipend, take*, take-home, wage |
Antonyms: |
damage, deprivation, fine, forfeiture, loss, penalty |