score
nouns
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
"she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
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 number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
"the score was 7 to 0"
is a type of (narrower)
a concept of quantity involving zero and units
"every number has a unique position in the sequence"
a set of twenty members
"a score were sent out but only one returned"
is a type of (narrower)
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
"a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
grounds
"don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
the facts about an actual situation
"he didn't know the score"
is a type of (narrower)
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
"first you must collect all the facts of the case"
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
"add it to my score and I'll settle later"
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
"holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
the act of scoring in a game or sport
"the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
is a type of (narrower)
an attainment that is successful
"his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
"calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"
verbs
gain points in a game
"The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
is derived from
make small marks into the surface of
"score the clay before firing it"
is derived from
write a musical score for
induce to have sex
"Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
"She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
is a type of (narrower)
to gain with effort
"she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
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