scale vs flake

scale and flake both are nouns.

scale and flake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scale	Yes	No	Yes	No
flake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flake is a hypernym of scale; that is, flake is a word with a broader meaning than scale:

scale: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
flake: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

Other hypernyms of scale include bit, chip, fleck, scrap.

scale (noun)	flake (noun)
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks	a person with an unusual or odd personality
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass	a crystal of snow
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

scale (verb)	flake (verb)
measure with or as if with scales	come off in flakes or thin small pieces
size or measure according to a scale	cover with flakes or as if with flakes
remove the scales from	form into flakes
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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