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Shells vs Scales - What's the difference?

shells | scales |

As nouns the difference between shells and scales

is that shells is while scales is .

As verbs the difference between shells and scales

is that shells is (shell) while scales is (scale).

shells

English

Noun

(head)
    • She sells sea shells''' by the sea shore, but the '''shells''' she sells aren't sea '''shells , I'm sure.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shell)
    • She shells six sea shells.

    scales

    English

    (wikipedia scales)

    Noun

    (head)
    • (en-plural noun)
  • A device for measuring weight.
    • The butcher put the sausages on the scales .

    Derived terms

    * tip the scales

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scale)