What part of speech is scale?

Scale can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

Verb
scale - size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"
scale - measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
scale - measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
scale - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
scale - remove the scales from; "scale fish"
scale - climb up by means of a ladder
scale - take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
scale - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
Noun
scale - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
scale - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
scale - a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
scale - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scale - a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
scale - an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
scale - the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
scale - a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
scale - relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
scale - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

#		Sentence
1.	noun	Judging on a scale of 1 to 10.
2.	noun	The scale of the map.
3.	noun	The scale of the model.
4.	noun	They entertained on a grand scale.
5.	noun	He has clearly gone on enjoying killing people on a large scale in Iraq.
6.	noun	I went from a pain scale of 8-9 to 0 and I was able to run in the Crim just a week later!!
7.	noun	Please put your baggage on this scale.
8.	noun	Please put it on the scale.
9.	noun	I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
10.	noun	It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
11.	noun	The products are sold on a world scale.
12.	noun	The factory is run on a large scale.
13.	noun	This ruler has the scale in millimeters.
14.	noun	It is hoped that this new policy will create jobs on a large scale.
15.	noun	The output power of a one square meter solar panel is about one watt, so it is difficult to use solar power on a large scale at present.
16.	verb	Scale the gold.
17.	verb	Scale fish.
18.	verb	If you scale the image up it might pixelate.
19.	verb	You cannot scale creativity.
20.	verb	Please scale the fish.
21.	verb	The upshot of the decision was that a number of charitable organisations had to scale back their operations.
22.	verb	Tom said that he'd scale the fish if Mary cooked them.
23.	verb	Tom said he'd scale the fish if Mary cooked them.
24.	verb	Most programmers frown upon that approach because it doesn't scale well.
25.	verb	It's not a bad solution, but it doesn't scale well.

Sentence
noun
Judging on a scale of 1 to 10.
The scale of the map.
The scale of the model.
They entertained on a grand scale.
He has clearly gone on enjoying killing people on a large scale in Iraq.
I went from a pain scale of 8-9 to 0 and I was able to run in the Crim just a week later!!
Please put your baggage on this scale.
Please put it on the scale.
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
The products are sold on a world scale.
The factory is run on a large scale.
This ruler has the scale in millimeters.
It is hoped that this new policy will create jobs on a large scale.
The output power of a one square meter solar panel is about one watt, so it is difficult to use solar power on a large scale at present.
verb
Scale the gold.
Scale fish.
If you scale the image up it might pixelate.
You cannot scale creativity.
Please scale the fish.
The upshot of the decision was that a number of charitable organisations had to scale back their operations.
Tom said that he'd scale the fish if Mary cooked them.
Tom said he'd scale the fish if Mary cooked them.
Most programmers frown upon that approach because it doesn't scale well.
It's not a bad solution, but it doesn't scale well.

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