score
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The total number of goals, points.
Pronunciation
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skawrIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskɔɹ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
A set of twenty members
“A score were sent out but only one returned.”
A weight of twenty pounds.
verb
transitive
To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
intransitive
To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
To earn points in a game.
To achieve academic credit on a test, quiz, homework, assignment, or course.
transitive
To rate; to evaluate the quality of.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
Used this way, score is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use score
- “The winning score came with less than a minute left to play.”noun
- “The score was 7 to 0.”noun
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Inflected forms
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A large number or amount.
Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score.
A player who makes a score in a game or contest.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing.
Paper with lines appropriate for writing music.
A system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount.
The score in a football game.
An assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant.
Be well-informed.
Related words
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A large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information).
A record of scores (as in golf).
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