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covering vs scale

scale vs covering

covering and scale both are nouns.

covering is not a verb while scale is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
covering Yes No No No
scale Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scale is a hyponym of covering; that is, scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than covering:
  • covering: a natural object that covers or envelops
  • scale: a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Other hyponyms of covering include shell, test, body covering, case, sheath, integument, blanket, mantle, crust, encrustation, incrustation, envelope, cap, hood, indument, indumentum, roof, shell, eggshell, shell, skim, slough, snowcap, vesture, peridium, pericarp, seed vessel, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, sac, theca, indusium, bark.
covering (noun) scale (noun)
the act of protecting something by covering it a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
the work of applying something an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a natural object that covers or envelops (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
covering (verb) scale (verb)
measure with or as if with scales
size or measure according to a scale
remove the scales from
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
climb up by means of a ladder
reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale
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