touchstone vs scale

scale vs touchstone

touchstone and scale both are nouns.

touchstone is not a verb while scale is a verb.

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

As nouns, scale is a hyponym of touchstone; that is, scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touchstone:

touchstone: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
scale: an ordered reference standard

Other hyponyms of touchstone include benchmark, earned run average, ERA, GPA, grade point average, procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard, yardstick, medium of exchange, monetary system, graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement, gauge, standard of measurement, baseline, norm.

touchstone (noun)	scale (noun)
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated	a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
	an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
	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

touchstone (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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