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| score [ skawr ] |
noun (plural scores) |
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1. points made: the total number of points made by a player or team at the end of or during a match or game
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2. tally of points made: a record of the number of points made by a player or team in a match or game
  Who's keeping score?
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3. gaining of point: an action that leads to the gaining of a point or points in a match or game
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4. exam result: the result of a test or examination, usually presented in numerical form
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5. (plural score or scores) group of 20: a group of twenty things or people
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often used in combination
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A score or more people showed up.
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6. printed music: a written or printed copy of a musical composition
distributed copies of the score to the chorus
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7. music composed: the music that has been composed for a movie, play, or musical
a movie with a breathtaking score
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8. copy of choreographic notation: a written record of the choreography for a dance or ballet
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9. notch cut onto surface: a notch or incision cut into the surface of something
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10. partial cut: a crease or superficial cut made in something such as a piece of paper to enable it to be folded or separated easily
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11. record of money owed: a record of an amount of money due for payment
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12. money owed: an amount of money due for payment
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13. festering grudge: a grievance that is not resolved and incurs resentment
settling old scores
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14. present situation: the present state or actual facts of a situation
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informal
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What's the score? Are you coming or not?
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15. success: a successful result or achievement, especially one that is significant
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slang
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made a big score on the stock market
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16. drug deal: a purchase of illegal drugs
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slang
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17. robbery: the successful theft of something
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slang
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18. sexual conquest: a successful seduction of somebody or the sexual encounter itself
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slang
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19. nautical groove for rope: a groove cut in wood to hold a rope
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plural noun scores |
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many: a great many
Scores of members protested at the decision.
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verb (past and past participle scored, present participle scor·ing, 3rd person present singular scores) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make points: to make a point or points in a match or game
scored twice in the second half
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2. transitive verb amass points total: to make a particular number of points in total during a match, game, or other competition
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3. transitive and intransitive verb record points: to keep a record of the number of points made in a match, game, or other competition
Who's scoring?
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4. transitive verb assign somebody points: to award a particular number of points to somebody in a match, game, or other competition
Three of the judges scored the skater perfect 6.0s.
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5. transitive verb be worth points in a game: to count for a particular number of points in a match, game, or other competition
Hitting the red area scores ten.
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6. transitive verb U.S. education exam grade: to grade or evaluate a test or examination
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7. transitive and intransitive verb get points in exam: to achieve a particular number of points in a test or examination
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8. transitive verb cut lines in something: to make notches, cuts, or lines in a surface
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9. transitive verb cut something superficially to separate it: to make a superficial cut or crease in something such as a piece of paper in order to fold, tear, or break it easily
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10. transitive verb write something by making incisions: to write something by means of notches, incisions, or lines cut into a surface
names scored on the back of the bench with a pocketknife
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11. transitive and intransitive verb cross something out: to draw a line through something in order to mark it as canceled or deleted
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12. transitive verb record money owed: to keep a record of an amount of money owed by somebody by making a series of marks next to his or her name
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13. transitive verb orchestrate something: to orchestrate or arrange a piece of music
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14. transitive verb compose the music for something: to write the music for a movie, play, or musical
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15. transitive verb write the choreography for something: to write out the choreography for a dance or ballet
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16. intransitive verb do well: to secure an advantage
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slang
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She scores because she can communicate.
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17. transitive verb get something: to succeed in getting something
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slang
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scored front-row tickets for the concert
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18. transitive and intransitive verb drugs buy drugs: to buy illegal drugs
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slang
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19. intransitive verb have sex: to succeed in having sex with somebody, especially a new sexual partner
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slang
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20. transitive verb criticize somebody: to subject somebody to severe criticism
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informal
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| [Pre-12th century. < Old Norse skor "notch, tally, 20"] |
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on this or that score as far as this or that is concerned
Her health is fine, so there's no need to worry on that score.
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