Score (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting goals.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- The composer spent hours pouring over the score, making last-minute changes before the premiere.
- The orchestra's librarian was responsible for preparing the score and distributing the parts to the musicians.
- The score of the symphony was so complex that it required a team of editors to prepare it for publication.
- The conductor studied the score of the opera, searching for clues to the composer's intentions.
- The score of the ballet was written in a unique notation system that required special software to read.
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Meaning 3
A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score".
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Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 4
A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Meaning 6
The act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 7
The facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Meaning 8
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?".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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- The teacher asked the student to review her score on the math test to see where she went wrong.
- His score on the entrance exam was impressive, earning him a full scholarship to the university.
- The student was anxious to see her score on the SATs, which would determine her college prospects.
- The company assigns a score to each job applicant based on their resume and interview performance.
- The student's score on the essay was higher than expected, thanks to her thorough research and preparation.
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Meaning 9
A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally).
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 10
A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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- The home team's score was higher than the visiting team's by the end of the third quarter.
- The score was tied at the end of the fourth quarter, forcing the game into overtime.
- She checked the scoreboard to see what the current score was.
- The final score was 5 to 2 in favor of the opposing team.
- The score was 10 to 0 at halftime, with the home team dominating the game.
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Meaning 11
A set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.