Definition of score

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Score (v. t.) 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..

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Spilikin :: Spilikin (n.) One of a number of small pieces or pegs of wood, ivory, bone, or other material, for playing a game, or for counting the score in a game, as in cribbage. In the plural (spilikins.
Sixty :: Sixty (a.) Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore.
Yam :: Yam (n.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several others are cultivated..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with..
Fourscore :: Fourscore (n.) Four times twenty; eighty.
Twenty :: Twenty (n.) The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score..
Tally :: Tally (n.) Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate..
Score :: Score (v. t.) To engrave, as upon a shield..
Partition :: Partition (v.) A score.
Three-score :: Three-score (a.) Thrice twenty; sixty.
Score :: Score (n.) A line drawn; a groove or furrow.
Tie :: Tie (v. i.) To make a tie; to make an equal score.
Single :: Single (n.) A unit; one; as, to score a single..
Nick :: Nick (n.) A score for keeping an account; a reckoning.
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..
Underscore :: Underscore (v. t.) To draw a mark or line under; to underline.
Peg :: Peg (v. t.) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points..
System :: System (n.) The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n..
Sulcation :: Sulcated (a.) Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem..
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