Score

noun

skoʊr

Noun

a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
“he studied the score of the sonata”
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
“settling a score”
Similar:Grievance Grudge
Type of:RancourGallBitterness
grounds
“he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful”
Similar:Account
Type of:GroundReason
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
“what was your score on your homework?”
Similar:Grade Mark
Type of:EvaluationRatingValuation
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
“calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang”
Type of:SeductionConquest
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
“add it to my score and I'll settle later”
Type of:Debt
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
“the score was 7 to 0”
Type of:Number
a set of twenty members
“a score were sent out but only one returned”
Type of:Set
the act of scoring in a game or sport
“the winning score came with less than a minute left to play”
Type of:Success
the facts about an actual situation
“he didn't know the score”
Type of:Fact
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Similar:Scotch
Type of:PrickDentSlit

gain points in a game
“The home team scored many times”
Similar:Hit Tally
Type of:AdvanceWinGain
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
“score the SAT essays”
Similar:Grade Mark
Type of:EvaluateAppraiseAssess
induce to have sex
“Did you score last night?”
Similar:Make Seduce
Type of:Persuade
make small marks into the surface of
“score the clay before firing it”
Similar:Mark Nock
Type of:Notch
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
“She scored high on the SAT”
“He scored a 200”
Type of:AccomplishAttainAchieve
make underscoring marks
Similar:Mark
Type of:RecordEnter
write a musical score for
Type of:ComposeWrite