| Noun | 1. | 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?"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 | |
| 2. | 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"sheet music - a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played" | |
| 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"number - a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" birdie - (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole bogey - (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole double-bogey - (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole 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" 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" | |
| 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" | |
| 5. | 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" | |
| 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" | |
| 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 | |
| 8. | score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | |
| 9. | score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" | |
| 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 | |
| 11. | score - a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" | |
| Verb | 1. | score - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" 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 endzone; "Smith converted and his team won" 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 ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" walk - obtain a base on balls get, have, make - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" | |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. | score - make underscoring marks | |
| 4. | score - write a musical score formusic - 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" | |
| 5. | score - 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" | |
| 6. | 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" | |
| 7. | score - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" | |