scale vs tone

scale and tone both are nouns.

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

scale (noun)	tone (noun)
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass	(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)	a steady sound without overtones
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin	a musical interval of two semitones
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin	the quality of a person's voice
relative magnitude	a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
an ordered reference standard	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

scale (verb)	tone (verb)
measure with or as if with scales	give a healthy elasticity to
size or measure according to a scale	change to a color image
remove the scales from	change the color or tone of
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
climb up by means of a ladder	vary the pitch of one's speech
reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale