scale vs leaf

scale and leaf both are nouns.

scale and leaf both are verbs.

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

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

scale: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
leaf: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

Other hypernyms of scale include foliage, leafage.

scale (noun)	leaf (noun)
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals	hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass	the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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)	leaf (verb)
measure with or as if with scales	produce leaves, of plants
size or measure according to a scale	turn over pages
remove the scales from	look through a book or other written material
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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