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| n. (location) | 1. post, station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand.; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" |
| ~ bridgehead | a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy. |
| ~ observation post, lookout | an elevated post affording a wide view. |
| ~ outpost, outstation | a station in a remote or sparsely populated location. |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. military post, post | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed.; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" |
| ~ fort, garrison | a fortified military post where troops are stationed. |
| ~ military installation | any facility servicing military forces. |
| ~ military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post. |
| ~ outpost | a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 3. berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | a job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ academicianship | the position of member of an honorary academy. |
| ~ accountantship | the position of accountant. |
| ~ admiralty | the office of admiral. |
| ~ ambassadorship | the post of ambassador. |
| ~ apostleship | the position of apostle. |
| ~ apprenticeship | the position of apprentice. |
| ~ associateship | the position of associate (as in an office or academy). |
| ~ attorneyship | the position of attorney. |
| ~ bailiffship | the office of bailiff. |
| ~ baronetage | the state of a baronet. |
| ~ bishopry, episcopate | the office and dignity of a bishop. |
| ~ cadetship | the position of cadet. |
| ~ caliphate | the office of a caliph. |
| ~ captaincy, captainship | the post of captain. |
| ~ cardinalship | the office of cardinal. |
| ~ chairmanship | the position of chairman. |
| ~ chancellorship | the office of chancellor. |
| ~ chaplaincy, chaplainship | the position of chaplain. |
| ~ chieftaincy, chieftainship | the position of chieftain. |
| ~ clerkship | the job of clerk. |
| ~ commandership, commandery | the position or office of commander. |
| ~ comptrollership | the position of comptroller. |
| ~ consulship | the post of consul. |
| ~ controllership | the position of controller. |
| ~ councillorship, councilorship | the position of council member. |
| ~ counsellorship, counselorship | the position of counselor. |
| ~ curacy | the position of a curate. |
| ~ curatorship | the position of curator. |
| ~ custodianship | the position of custodian. |
| ~ deanship, deanery | the position or office of a dean. |
| ~ directorship | the position of a director of a business concern. |
| ~ discipleship | the position of disciple. |
| ~ editorship | the position of editor. |
| ~ eldership | the office of elder. |
| ~ emirate | the office of an emir. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a father. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a religious leader. |
| ~ foremanship | the position of foreman. |
| ~ generalcy, generalship | the office and authority of a general. |
| ~ governorship | the office of governor. |
| ~ headship | the position of head. |
| ~ headship | the position of headmaster or headmistress. |
| ~ hot seat | a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism. |
| ~ incumbency | the office of an incumbent. |
| ~ inspectorship | the office of inspector. |
| ~ instructorship | the position of instructor. |
| ~ internship | the position of a medical intern. |
| ~ judgeship, judicature | the position of judge. |
| ~ khanate | the position of a khan. |
| ~ lectureship | the post of lecturer. |
| ~ legateship, legation | the post or office of legate. |
| ~ legislatorship | the office of legislator. |
| ~ librarianship | the position of librarian. |
| ~ lieutenancy | the position of a lieutenant. |
| ~ magistracy, magistrature | the position of magistrate. |
| ~ managership | the position of manager. |
| ~ manhood | the status of being a man. |
| ~ marshalship | the post of marshall. |
| ~ mastership | the position of master. |
| ~ mayoralty | the position of mayor. |
| ~ messiahship | the position of messiah. |
| ~ moderatorship | the position of moderator. |
| ~ overlordship | the position of overlord. |
| ~ pastorship, pastorate | the position of pastor. |
| ~ peasanthood | the state of being a peasant.; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood" |
| ~ plum | a highly desirable position or assignment.; "a political plum" |
| ~ praetorship | the office of praetor. |
| ~ precentorship | the position of precentor. |
| ~ preceptorship | the position of preceptor. |
| ~ prefecture | the office of prefect. |
| ~ prelacy, prelature | the office or station of a prelate. |
| ~ premiership | the office of premier. |
| ~ presidentship, presidency | the office and function of president.; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" |
| ~ primateship | the office of primate. |
| ~ principalship | the post of principal. |
| ~ priorship | the office of prior. |
| ~ proconsulate, proconsulship | the position of proconsul. |
| ~ proctorship | the position of proctor. |
| ~ professorship, chair | the position of professor.; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" |
| ~ protectorship | the position of protector. |
| ~ public office | a position concerning the people as a whole. |
| ~ rabbinate | the office or function of a rabbi. |
| ~ receivership | the office of a receiver. |
| ~ rectorate, rectorship | the office or station of a rector. |
| ~ regency | the office of a regent. |
| ~ residency | the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship). |
| ~ rulership | the position of ruler. |
| ~ sainthood | the status and dignity of a saint. |
| ~ secretaryship | the position of secretary. |
| ~ feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory | the position and authority of a feudal lord. |
| ~ senatorship | the office of senator. |
| ~ sinecure | an office that involves minimal duties. |
| ~ solicitorship | the position of solicitor. |
| ~ speakership | the position of Speaker. |
| ~ stewardship | the position of steward. |
| ~ studentship | the position of student. |
| ~ teachership | the position of teacher. |
| ~ thaneship | the position of thane. |
| ~ throne | the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ treasurership | the position of treasurer. |
| ~ tribuneship | the position of tribune. |
| ~ trusteeship | the position of trustee. |
| ~ vice-presidency | the office and function of a vice president. |
| ~ viceroyship | the position of viceroy. |
| ~ viziership | the position of vizier. |
| ~ wardenship | the position of warden. |
| ~ wardership | the position of warder. |
| ~ womanhood | the status of a woman. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| ~ bitt, bollard | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines).; "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" |
| ~ carrick bitt | either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck. |
| ~ corner post | a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building. |
| ~ gatepost | either of two posts that bound a gate. |
| ~ goalpost | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field. |
| ~ hitching post | a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying. |
| ~ hop pole | a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained. |
| ~ king post | post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss. |
| ~ lamppost | a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight). |
| ~ maypole | a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day. |
| ~ newel, newel post | the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail. |
| ~ queen post | vertical tie post in a roof truss. |
| ~ rudderpost, rudderstock | a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot. |
| ~ stake | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground. |
| ~ stanchion | any vertical post or rod used as a support. |
| ~ standard | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support).; "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination" |
| ~ stump | (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket. |
| ~ telegraph pole, telegraph post, telephone pole | tall pole supporting telephone wires. |
| ~ timber | a post made of wood. |
| ~ upright, vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake.; "the ball sailed between the uprights" |
| ~ whipping post | post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped. |
| n. (person) | 5. post, wiley post | United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935). |
| ~ aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer | someone who operates an aircraft. |
| n. (person) | 6. emily post, emily price post, post | United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| n. (person) | 7. c. w. post, charles william post, post | United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914). |
| ~ food manufacturer | a person who manufactures food products. |
| n. (group) | 8. mail, post | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered.; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers.; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" |
| ~ hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language). |
| ~ mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time.; "the candidate sent out three large mailings" |
| n. (communication) | 9. post, stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track).; "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
| ~ starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race). |
| ~ winning post | the post at the end of a racecourse. |
| n. (communication) | 10. mail, mail service, post, postal service | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office.; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| ~ airpost, airmail | a system of conveying mail by aircraft. |
| ~ snail mail | any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service.; "email is much faster than snail mail" |
| ~ rfd, rural free delivery | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas. |
| n. (act) | 11. post | the delivery and collection of letters and packages.; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" |
| ~ bringing, delivery | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail).; "his reluctant delivery of bad news" |
| v. (contact) | 12. post | affix in a public place or for public notice.; "post a warning" |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| ~ affix, stick on | attach to.; "affix the seal here" |
| ~ placard | post in a public place. |
| v. (communication) | 13. post | publicize with, or as if with, a poster.; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| ~ placard, bill | publicize or announce by placards. |
| v. (social) | 14. post | assign to a post; put into a post.; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| v. (competition) | 15. place, post, send, station | assign to a station. |
| ~ garrison | station (troops) in a fort or garrison. |
| ~ fort | station (troops) in a fort. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ site, locate, place | assign a location to.; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" |
| v. (communication) | 16. post | display, as of records in sports games. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| v. (social) | 17. post | enter on a public list. |
| ~ list | include in a list.; "Am I listed in your register?" |
| v. (possession) | 18. carry, post | transfer (entries) from one account book to another. |
| ~ carry | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication.; "put down 5 and carry 2" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| v. (motion) | 19. post | ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait. |
| ~ horseback riding, riding | travel by being carried on horseback. |
| ~ equitation, horseback riding, riding | the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements. |
| ~ ride horseback | ride on horseback. |
| v. (contact) | 20. post, stake | mark with a stake.; "stake out the path" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| v. (contact) | 21. post, put up | place so as to be noticed.; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" |
| ~ instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| v. (communication) | 22. mail, post, send | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place.; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" |
| ~ express | send by rapid transport or special messenger service.; "She expressed the letter to Florida" |
| ~ airmail | send or transport by airmail.; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" |
| ~ register | send by registered mail.; "I'd like to register this letter" |
| ~ express-mail | send by express mail or courier.; "Express-mail the documents immediately" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| v. (communication) | 23. brand, post | mark or expose as infamous.; "She was branded a loose woman" |
| ~ call | ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality.; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" |
| publish | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. print, publish | put into print.; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| ~ republish | publish again.; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections" |
| ~ gazette | publish in a gazette. |
| v. (communication) | 2. bring out, issue, publish, put out, release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.; "publish a magazine or newspaper" |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ edit | supervise the publication of.; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" |
| v. (creation) | 3. publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
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| tala | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. tala | the basic unit of money in Western Samoa. |
| ~ western samoan monetary unit | monetary unit in Western Samoa. |
| ~ sene | 100 sene equal 1 tala in Western Samoa. |
| tala | | |
| register | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. register, registry | an official written record of names or events or transactions. |
| ~ cadaster, cadastre | a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation. |
| ~ written account, written record | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events. |
| ~ check register | a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order). |
| ~ studbook | official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses. |
| ~ rent-roll | a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. register | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments. |
| ~ timbre, tone, quality, timber | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).; "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" |
| ~ head register, head tone, head voice | the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head. |
| ~ chest register, chest tone, chest voice | the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| n. (possession) | 3. register | a book in which names and transactions are listed. |
| ~ record | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction.; "they could find no record of the purchase" |
| ~ accounting system, method of accounting, accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts. |
| ~ inventory | (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods. |
| ~ payroll, paysheet | a list of employees and their salaries.; "the company had a long payroll" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. register | (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind. |
| ~ accumulator register, accumulator | (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register. |
| ~ counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers). |
| ~ index register | (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand. |
| ~ computer memory, computer storage, memory board, store, memory, storage | an electronic memory device.; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" |
| ~ memory device, storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval. |
| ~ shift register | (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. register | an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room. |
| ~ air duct, air passage, airway | a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines). |
| n. (artifact) | 6. register | a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device. |
| ~ furnace | an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.. |
| ~ regulator | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. cash register, register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill. |
| ~ adding machine, totaliser, totalizer | a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions. |
| ~ cashbox, money box, till | a strongbox for holding cash. |
| v. (social) | 8. register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ file, register | record in a public office or in a court of law.; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" |
| ~ patent | grant rights to; grant a patent for. |
| ~ enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe, enter | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| ~ list | include in a list.; "Am I listed in your register?" |
| ~ book | register in a hotel booker. |
| v. (communication) | 9. file, register | record in a public office or in a court of law.; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ trademark | register the trademark of.; "The company trademarked their new gadget" |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| v. (social) | 10. register | enroll to vote.; "register for an election" |
| ~ enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe, enter | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| v. (perception) | 11. record, register | be aware of.; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" |
| ~ register | enter into someone's consciousness.; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ register | show in one's face.; "Her surprise did not register" |
| v. (communication) | 12. read, record, register, show | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
| ~ say | indicate.; "The clock says noon" |
| ~ show | give evidence of, as of records.; "The diary shows his distress that evening" |
| ~ strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking.; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" |
| ~ indicate | to state or express briefly.; "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
| v. (social) | 13. cross-file, register | have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties. |
| ~ campaign, run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" |
| ~ slate | enter on a list or slate for an election.; "He was slated for borough president" |
| v. (perception) | 14. register | show in one's face.; "Her surprise did not register" |
| ~ record, register | be aware of.; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" |
| ~ show up, show | be or become visible or noticeable.; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" |
| v. (creation) | 15. register | manipulate the registers of an organ. |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ play | perform music on (a musical instrument).; "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
| v. (communication) | 16. register | send by registered mail.; "I'd like to register this letter" |
| ~ mail, send, post | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place.; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" |
| v. (cognition) | 17. register | enter into someone's consciousness.; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" |
| ~ affect | act physically on; have an effect upon.; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| ~ record, register | be aware of.; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" |
| score | | |
| 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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