Course and Scale

Course

Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

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Scale and course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead a noun "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Scale noun - A device for measuring weight.

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Course and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

good	good course	good scale
long	long course	long scale
similar	similar course	similar scale
normal	normal course	normal scale
Other adjectives: usual, short, certain, current, proper, single, simple, small, actual, entire, real, huge, personal, moral, new, major, general, miniature, basic, different, local.

There's another scale as well, though of course it's rather less scientific...that found in D20 Future.

Source: Just For Fun / Abusing the Kardashev Scale for Fun and Profit
The Shield, of course, as aforementioned, sits at an unusual negative end of the scale.

Source: Sliding Scale of Law Enforcement
A Song of Ice and Fire starts out at the low end of the scale, but progressively becomes more and more fantastic over the course of the books.

Source: Sliding Scale of Realistic Versus Fantastic

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