score
(noun) the act of scoring in a game or sport; âthe winning score came with less than a minute left to playâ
mark, grade, score
(noun) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a studentâs performance); âshe made good marks in algebraâ; âgrade A milkâ; âwhat was your score on your homework?â
score
(noun) the facts about an actual situation; âhe didnât know the scoreâ
score, musical score
(noun) a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; âhe studied the score of the sonataâ
grudge, score, grievance
(noun) a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; âholding a grudgeâ; âsettling a scoreâ
score
(noun) a set of twenty members; âa score were sent out but only one returnedâ
score, account
(noun) grounds; âdonât do it on my accountâ; âthe paper was rejected on account of its lengthâ; âhe tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtfulâ
score
(noun) a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; âthe score was 7 to 0â
score, scotch
(noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score
(noun) an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); âadd it to my score and Iâll settle laterâ
grade, score, mark
(verb) assign a grade or rank to, according to oneâs evaluation; âgrade testsâ; âscore the SAT essaysâ; âmark homeworkâ
score, mark
(verb) make underscoring marks
score, hit, tally, rack up
(verb) gain points in a game; âThe home team scored many timesâ; âHe hit a home runâ; âHe hit .300 in the past seasonâ
score
(verb) get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; âShe scored high on the SATâ; âHe scored a 200â
score, nock, mark
(verb) make small marks into the surface of; âscore the clay before firing itâ
seduce, score, make
(verb) induce to have sex; âHarry finally seduced Sallyâ; âDid you score last night?â; âHarry made Sallyâ
score
(verb) write a musical score for
Source: WordNet® 3.1
score (plural scores)
The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
Twenty, 20 (number).
A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
A weight of twenty pounds.
(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts below each other.
(music) The music of a movie or play.
Subject.
Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
(US, crime, slang) a criminal act, especially
A robbery.
A bribe paid to a police officer.
An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
A prostitute's client.
(US, vulgar, slang) A sexual conquest.
• (prostitute's client): see prostitute's client
score (third-person singular simple present scores, present participle scoring, simple past and past participle scored)
(transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
(intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
(ambitransitive) To obtain something desired.
To earn points in a game.
To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test.
(slang) To acquire or gain.
(US, crime, slang, of a police officer) To extract a bribe.
(vulgar, slang) To obtain a sexual favor.
(transitive) To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
• (to cut a groove in a surface): groove, notch
• (to record the score): keep, score, tally
• (to earn points in a game)
• (to achieve a score in a test)
• (to acquire or gain): come by, earn, obtain; see also receive
• (to extract a bribe): shake down
• (to obtain a sexual favor): pull
• (to provide with a musical score): soundtrack
score!
(US, slang) Acknowledgement of success
• Corse, Crose, ROCEs, Secor, Sorce, ceros, cores, corse, creos, ocres
Source: Wiktionary
Score, n. Etym: [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran, scieran, to shear, cut, divice; or rather the kindred Icel. skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw. skÄra. See Shear.]
1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used. Shak.
2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness. He parted well, and paid his score. Shak.
3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf. But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on the same score. Hudibras. You act your kindness in Cydria's score. Dryden.
4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number. Amongst three or four score hogsheads. Shak. At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by score. Macaulay.
5. A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery. Halliwell.
6. A weight of twenty pounds. [Prov. Eng.]
7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
8. line drawn; a groove or furrow.
9. (Mus.)
Definition: The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts. Moore (Encyc. of Music). In score (Mus.), having all the parts arranged and placed in juxtaposition. Smart.
– To quit scores, to settle or balance accounts; to render an equivalent; to make compensation. Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it South.
Score, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scored; p. pr. & vb. n. Scoring.]
1. To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash. Let us score their backs. Shak. A briar in that tangled wilderness Had scored her white right hand. M. Arnold.
2. Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.
3. To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account; to set down; to record; to charge. Madam, I know when, Instead of five, you scored me ten. Swift. Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score. Shak.
4. To engrave, as upon a shield. [R.] Spenser.
5. To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.
6. (Mus.)
Definition: To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. See Score, n., 9.
7. (Geol.)
Definition: To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
