Scale and Take

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Scale verb - Remove the scales from.

Usage example: scale fish

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Take and scale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead the word "Scale" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Scale and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scale" instead the word "Take" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

good	good scale	good take
long	long scale	long take
exact	exact scale	exact take
similar	similar scale	similar take
Other adjectives: normal, usual, single, actual, real, massive, large, big, great, enormous, huge, personal, new, major, different, realistic.

power	scale power	take power
amount	scale amount	take amount
chance	scale chance	take chance
time	scale time	take time
Other words: way, fight, damage, side.

Thomas Ligotti, writing the same genre, manages to take it even further down the scale than Lovecraft.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Literature
The movie of Matchstick Men is just smaller scale than the book (although the mark has less money to take).

Source: Massive Multiplayer Scam
They're sufficiently well-armed to be able to take out cities by themselves, can scale vertical surfaces, and move very fast in the water.

Source: Tabletop Game / Numenera

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