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climb vs scale

scale vs climb

climb and scale both are nouns.

climb and scale both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
climb Yes No Yes No
scale Yes No Yes No
As verbs, scale is a hyponym of climb; that is, scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb:
  • climb: go upward with gradual or continuous progress
  • scale: climb up by means of a ladder
Other hyponyms of climb include escalade, ramp, mountaineer, ride.
climb (noun) scale (noun)
the act of climbing something a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
an upward slope or grade (as in a road) a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
relative magnitude
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
an ordered reference standard
climb (verb) scale (verb)
go up or advance measure with or as if with scales
increase in value or to a higher point size or measure according to a scale
improve one's social status remove the scales from
go upward with gradual or continuous progress pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
move with effort, by grasping climb up by means of a ladder
slope upward reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale
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