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score

/skoɹ/noun, verb1 syllable

Score means: make small marks into the surface of.

Synonyms for score17

noun, as in a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

noun, as in a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

grudge, grievance

noun, as in a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages

musical score

noun, as in grounds

noun, as in a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

noun, as in a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

sexual conquest

verb, as in make small marks into the surface of

nock, mark, scar, pock, pit

verb, as in induce to have sex

seduce, make

verb, as in gain points in a game

tally, rack up

verb, as in assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

verb, as in make underscoring marks

also used for score

prostitute's client

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does score mean?18

verb

1

make small marks into the surface of“score the clay before firing it”

2

induce to have sex“Harry finally seduced Sally”

3

gain points in a game“The home team is racking up points”

4

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation“grade tests”

5

make underscoring marks

6

write a musical score for

7

get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance“She scored high on the SAT”

noun

1

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)“she made good marks in algebra”

2

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation“holding a grudge”

3

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”

4

grounds“don't do it on my account”

5

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

6

a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse“calling his seduction of the girl a ‘score’ was a typical example of male slang”

7

a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest“the score was 7 to 0”

8

a set of twenty members“a score were sent out but only one returned”

9

the facts about an actual situation“he didn't know the score”

10

an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)“add it to my score and I'll settle later”

11

the act of scoring in a game or sport“the winning score came with less than a minute left to play”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with score?49

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Score in a sentence

  • Because of his score of zero, he didn't dare to return.sharris123
  • Sometimes the film score is too loud, which irritates me.Ergulis
  • My best friend is so clever, she always gets good score on her exams.chaule3
  • The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.WestofEden
  • The lower a golf score is, the better.unknown
  • I got a high score, but the advice was harsh.urro
  • When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.CM
  • This time one of the cats killed a dog, evening the score.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of score

as a noun

plural
scores

as a verb

past tense
scored
present participle
scoring
third-person singular
scores