Meanings
Readings
Common Words
(balance) scales
Abbreviation
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine)
Fishing
spreader bar
Idiomatic expression
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); to weigh (something) on scales
Idiomatic expression
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
scales; weighing machine
to weigh on a scale
to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
large beam balance; weighbeam
Astronomy
Libra (constellation); the Scales
two alternatives
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
measuring weight; weighing
ăČăăăăă only
maximum weight (on a scale)
Idiomatic expression
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
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