scales

Scales used for weighing people, typically found in a bathroom.

Scales used for weighing food ingredients, typically found in a kitchen.

A general term for an instrument used for weighing.

Refers to a single weighing instrument.

Refers to a single weighing instrument.

Figurative: to change the balance of a situation so that one side gains an advantage.

Figurative: to change the balance of a situation so that one side gains an advantage.

Used to indicate the location of weighing.

Figurative: the situation changes to give one person or group an advantage.

Figurative: the situation changes to give one person or group an advantage.

For a person to position themselves on a scale.

For a person to position themselves on a scale.

For a person to position themselves on a scale.

For a person to position themselves on a scale.

To cause the balance to shift to one side. Often used in the idiom 'tip the scales at X' to state a weight, especially birth weight.

For a person to position themselves on a scale.

To measure the weight of an item using a scale.

To place an item on a scale for weighing.

To place an item on a scale for weighing.

To make the two sides of a scale even. Often used figuratively.

To cause the balance to shift to one side. Can be literal or figurative.