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noun(score)twenty
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noun(score)a group of 20 things —often used in combination with a cardinal number
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noun(score)an indefinitely large number
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verb(score)to keep a record or account of by or as if by notches on a tally : record
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verb(score)to enter in a record
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verb(score)to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account)
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noun(score)an index used to evaluate the condition of a newborn infant based on a rating of 0, 1, or 2 for each of the five characteristics of color, heart rate, response to stimulation of the sole of the foot, muscle tone, and respiration with 10 being a perfect score
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noun(score)a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form; broadly : total count : summary
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noun(score)a line which is marked across a curling rink seven yards from the tee and beyond which a stone must pass or be removed from the ice —called also hog line
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noun(score)a score of a baseball game giving the runs, hits, and errors made by each team
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noun(score)an individual's actual achievement score (as on a test) before being adjusted for relative position in the test group
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noun(score)an individual test score expressed as the deviation from the mean score of the group in units of standard deviation
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noun(score)standard score
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phrasal verb(score)to say or do something in order to get an advantage over (someone)