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| n. (cognition) | 1. grade, mark, score | 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?" |
| ~ rating, valuation, evaluation | an appraisal of the value of something.; "he set a high valuation on friendship" |
| ~ grade point | a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course. |
| ~ centile, percentile | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total. |
| ~ decile | (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores. |
| ~ quartile | (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores. |
| n. (communication) | 2. musical score, score | 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" |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| ~ sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form.; "she turned the pages of the music as he played" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| ~ bowling score | the score in a bowling match. |
| ~ football score | the score in a football game. |
| ~ baseball score | the score of a baseball game. |
| ~ basketball score | the score in a basketball game. |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| ~ stroke | (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club.; "Nicklaus won by three strokes" |
| ~ birdie | (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole. |
| ~ bogey | (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole. |
| ~ deficit | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing. |
| ~ double-bogey | (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole. |
| ~ duck's egg, duck | (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman. |
| ~ eagle | (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole. |
| ~ double eagle | (golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole. |
| ~ game | (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win.; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" |
| ~ lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. |
| ~ love | a score of zero in tennis or squash.; "it was 40 love" |
| ~ match | the score needed to win a match. |
| ~ par | (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72" |
| ~ point | the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest.; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" |
| n. (group) | 4. score | a set of twenty members.; "a score were sent out but only one returned" |
| ~ set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| n. (motive) | 5. account, score | 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" |
| ~ reason, ground | a rational motive for a belief or action.; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. score | the facts about an actual situation.; "he didn't know the score" |
| ~ fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" |
| n. (state) | 7. score | an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar).; "add it to my score and I'll settle later" |
| ~ debt | money or goods or services owed by one person to another. |
| n. (shape) | 8. score, scotch | a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). |
| ~ incision, dent, prick, scratch, slit | a depression scratched or carved into a surface. |
| n. (feeling) | 9. grievance, grudge, score | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" |
| ~ bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| n. (act) | 10. score | the act of scoring in a game or sport.; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ bull's eye | in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target.; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied" |
| ~ goal | a successful attempt at scoring.; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play" |
| ~ ten-strike, strike | a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball.; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" |
| ~ spare | a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls. |
| ~ open frame, break | any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare.; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" |
| ~ safety | a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line. |
| ~ touchdown | a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line. |
| ~ field goal | a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts. |
| ~ conversion | a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown. |
| ~ run, tally | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" |
| ~ field goal, basket | a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop. |
| ~ hat trick | (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.). |
| ~ break of serve, break | (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving.; "he was up two breaks in the second set" |
| ~ equalizer | a score that makes the match even. |
| n. (act) | 11. score, sexual conquest | a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse.; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" |
| ~ seduction, conquest | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone. |
| ~ cuckoldry | the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women. |
| v. (competition) | 12. hit, rack up, score, tally | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ par | make a score (on a hole) equal to par. |
| ~ shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ convert | score (a spare). |
| ~ convert | complete successfully.; "score a penalty shot or free throw" |
| ~ convert | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone.; "Smith converted and his team won" |
| ~ homer | hit a home run. |
| ~ gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance | obtain advantages, such as points, etc..; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
| ~ kick | make a goal.; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" |
| ~ eagle | shoot in two strokes under par. |
| ~ hole up | score a hole in one. |
| ~ ace | score an ace against.; "He aced his opponents" |
| ~ walk | obtain a base on balls. |
| ~ equalise, equalize, get even | compensate; make the score equal. |
| ~ get, have, make | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| v. (contact) | 13. mark, nock, score | make small marks into the surface of.; "score the clay before firing it" |
| ~ scarify | scratch the surface of.; "scarify seeds" |
| ~ scotch | make a small cut or score into. |
| ~ scribe | score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking. |
| ~ line | mark with lines.; "sorrow had lined his face" |
| ~ notch | cut or make a notch into.; "notch the rope" |
| ~ pock, scar, pit, mark | mark with a scar.; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
| v. (communication) | 14. mark, score | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ invalidate, cancel | make invalid for use.; "cancel cheques or tickets" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| v. (creation) | 15. score | write a musical score for. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ orchestrate | write an orchestra score for. |
| v. (contact) | 16. make, score, seduce | induce to have sex.; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| ~ seduce | lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct.; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor" |
| ~ be intimate, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, lie with, make love, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, bed, love, bang, make out, know | have sexual intercourse with.; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" |
| v. (competition) | 17. score | get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance.; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200" |
| ~ test | achieve a certain score or rating on a test.; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" |
| ~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| v. (cognition) | 18. grade, mark, score | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
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