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Scores

noun

1.

A large number or amount. Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, slews, stacks, tons, wads. "She amassed stacks of newspapers"

Score

noun

1.

A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance). Synonyms: grade, mark. "Grade A milk" , "What was your score on your homework?"

2.

A written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages. Synonym: musical score.

3.

A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.

4.

A set of twenty members.

5.

Grounds. Synonym: account. "The paper was rejected on account of its length" , "He tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"

6.

The facts about an actual situation.

7.

An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar).

8.

A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). Synonym: scotch.

9.

A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. Synonyms: grievance, grudge. "Settling a score"

10.

The act of scoring in a game or sport.

11.

A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse. Synonym: sexual conquest.

verb

(past & past part. scored; pres. part. scoring)

1.

Gain points in a game. Synonyms: hit, rack up, tally. "He hit a home run" , "He hit .300 in the past season"

2.

Make small marks into the surface of. Synonyms: mark, nock.

3.

Make underscoring marks. Synonym: mark.

4.

Write a musical score for.

5.

Induce to have sex. Synonyms: make, seduce. "Did you score last night?" , "Harry made Sally"

6.

Get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance. "He scored a 200"

7.

Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation. Synonyms: grade, mark. "Score the SAT essays" , "Mark homework"

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