Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: musical_score, score

'score'

[mark.n.01] as in: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

Examples:
she made good marks in algebra
grade A milk
what was your score on your homework?

'score'

[score.n.02] as in: a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages

Examples:
he studied the score of the sonata

'score'

[score.n.03] as in: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

Examples:
the score was 7 to 0

'score'

[score.n.04] as in: a set of twenty members

Examples:
a score were sent out but only one returned

'score'

[score.n.05] as in: grounds

Examples:
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

'score'

[score.n.06] as in: the facts about an actual situation

Examples:
he didn't know the score

'score'

[score.n.07] as in: an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

Examples:
add it to my score and I'll settle later

'score'

[score.n.08] as in: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

'score'

[grudge.n.01] as in: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

Examples:
holding a grudge
settling a score

'score'

[score.n.10] as in: the act of scoring in a game or sport

Examples:
the winning score came with less than a minute left to play

'score'

[sexual_conquest.n.01] as in: a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

Examples:
calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang

'score'

[score.v.01] as in: gain points in a game

Examples:
The home team scored many times
He hit a home run
He hit .300

in the past season

'score'

[score.v.02] as in: make small marks into the surface of

Examples:
score the clay before firing it

'score'

[score.v.03] as in: make underscoring marks

'score'

[score.v.04] as in: write a musical score for

'score'

[seduce.v.01] as in: induce to have sex

Examples:
Harry finally seduced Sally
Did you score last night?
Harry made Sally

'score'

[score.v.06] as in: get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance

Examples:
She scored high on the SAT
He scored a 200

'score'

[grade.v.03] as in: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

Examples:
grade tests
score the SAT essays
mark homework