score (Meaning)
score (n)
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
a set of twenty members
grounds
the facts about an actual situation
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
the act of scoring in a game or sport
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
score (v)
gain points in a game
make small marks into the surface of
make underscoring marks
write a musical score for
induce to have sex
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
score (n.)
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; hence, indebtedness.
Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.
A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.
A weight of twenty pounds.
The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
A line drawn; a groove or furrow.
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.
To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.
score (v. t.)
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.
Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.
To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.
To engrave, as upon a shield.
To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.
To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. See Score, n., 9.
score (v. i.)
To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.
To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to tally.
To run up a score, or account of dues.
Synonyms & Antonyms of score
score Sentence Examples
- The students worked tirelessly to achieve high scores on their exams.
- The basketball player scored a record-breaking number of points in the game.
- The composer created a hauntingly beautiful score for the film.
- The golfer's score was impressive, considering the challenging course.
- The video game featured an innovative scoring system that rewarded players for strategic play.
- The politician's speech received high scores from political commentators.
- The company earned a top score in customer satisfaction surveys.
- The couple's anniversary dinner scored high on romance and elegance.
- The artist's painting scored well at the art exhibition, earning praise from critics.
- The chef's dish scored highly on flavor and presentation, winning over the judges.
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The students worked tirelessly to achieve high scores on their exams.
The basketball player scored a record-breaking number of points in the game.
The composer created a hauntingly beautiful score for the film.
The golfer's score was impressive, considering the challenging course.
