Scokenoun
Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
Scorenoun
The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
‘The player with the highest score is the winner.’;
Scokenoun
Poke (Phytolacca decandra).
Scorenoun
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
‘The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!’;
Scokenoun
tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
Scorenoun
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
‘The test scores for this class were high.’;
Scorenoun
Twenty, 20 (number).
‘Some words have scores of meanings.’;
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A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
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A weight of twenty pounds.
Scorenoun
(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts below each other.
Scorenoun
(music) The music of a movie or play.
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Subject.
Scorenoun
Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
Scorenoun
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
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An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
Scorenoun
a criminal act, especially:
Scorenoun
A robbery.
‘Let's pull a score!’;
Scorenoun
A bribe paid to a police officer.
Scorenoun
An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
‘He made a big score.’;
Scorenoun
A prostitute's client.
Scorenoun
A sexual conquest.
Scoreverb
(transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
‘The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it.’;
Scoreverb
(intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
Scoreverb
(ambitransitive) To obtain something desired.
Scoreverb
To earn points in a game.
‘It is unusual for a team to score a hundred goals in one game.’; ‘Pelé scores again!’;
Scoreverb
To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test.
Scoreverb
(slang) To acquire or gain.
‘I scored some drugs last night.’; ‘Did you score tickets for the concert?’;
Scoreverb
To extract a bribe.
Scoreverb
To obtain a sexual favor.
‘Chris finally scored with Pat last week.’;
Scoreverb
(transitive) To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
Scoreinterjection
Acknowledgement of success
Scorenoun
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
‘Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used.’;
Scorenoun
An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.
‘He parted well, and paid his score.’;
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Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
‘But left the trade, as many moreHave lately done on the same score.’; ‘You act your kindness in Cydaria's score.’;
Scorenoun
The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.
‘Amongst three or four score hogsheads.’; ‘At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by scores.’;
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A distance of twenty yards; - a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.
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A weight of twenty pounds.
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The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
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A line drawn; a groove or furrow.
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The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; - so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.
Scorenoun
the grade received on an examination, such as those given in school or as a qualifying examination for a job or admission to school; - it may be expressed as a percentage of answers which are correct, or as a number or letter; as, a score of 98 in a civil service exam.
‘Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it?’;
Scoreverb
To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.
‘Let us score their backs.’; ‘A briar in that tangled wildernessHad scored her white right hand.’;
Scoreverb
Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.
Scoreverb
To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.
‘Madam, I know when,Instead of five, you scored me ten.’; ‘Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score.’;
Scoreverb
To engrave, as upon a shield.
Scoreverb
To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.
Scoreverb
To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. See Score, n., 9.
Scoreverb
To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.
Scoreverb
To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.
Scoreverb
To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to tally.
Scoreverb
To run up a score, or account of dues.
Scoreverb
To succeed in finding a partner for sexual intercourse; to make a sexual conquest.
Scoreverb
To purchase drugs illegally.
Scorenoun
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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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’;
Scorenoun
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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a set of twenty members;
‘a score were sent out but only one returned’;
Scorenoun
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’;
Scorenoun
the facts about an actual situation;
‘he didn't know the score’;
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an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar);
‘add it to my score and I'll settle later’;
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a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Scorenoun
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation;
‘holding a grudge’; ‘settling a score’;
Scorenoun
the act of scoring in a game or sport;
‘the winning score came with less than a minute left to play’;
Scorenoun
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse;
‘calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang’;
Scoreverb
gain points in a game;
‘The home team scored many times’; ‘He hit a home run’; ‘He hit .300 in the past season’;
Scoreverb
make small marks into the surface of;
‘score the clay before firing it’;
Scoreverb
make underscoring marks
Scoreverb
write a musical score for
Scoreverb
induce to have sex;
‘Harry finally seduced Sally’; ‘Did you score last night?’; ‘Harry made Sally’;
Scoreverb
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance;
‘She scored high on the SAT’; ‘He scored a 200’;
Scoreverb
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
‘grade tests’; ‘score the SAT essays’; ‘mark homework’;
