Make and Scale

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Make verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.

Usage example: I make that to be about six feet long

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Scale is an antonym for make.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Scale verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.

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Make is an antonym for scale.

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

human	human make	human scale
old	old make	old scale
good	good make	good scale
long	long make	long scale
Other adjectives: exact, similar, short, single, simple, small, actual, real, large, big, great, huge, new, major, different, bigger.

time	make time	scale time
way	make way	scale way

It should be noted that songs from these genres do not usually make it to the scale; those that do are usually similar to or influenced by rock or metal.

Source: Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness
This includes the SimCity Castle and tiles to make real-size airports (compared to the surrounding buildings) instead of the small-scale airports.

Source: Dummied Out / Simulation Games
In the first game, even the squad-mates occupy different levels of the scale, based on their output on various decisions Shepard can make.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Video Games

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