scorching
— Adjective
– English
~ hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"
scorching
— Adverb
– English
~ capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"
score
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
score
— Noun
– English
~ a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"
score
— Noun
– English
~ a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"
score
— Noun
– English
~ a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score paper
— Noun
– English
~ paper with lines appropriate for writing music
score
— Noun
– English
~ the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"
score
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
score
— Noun
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~ a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
score
— Noun
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~ an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
score
— Noun
– English
~ a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
score
— Noun
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~ 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?"
score
— Noun
– English
~ the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
score
— Verb
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~ gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
score
— Verb
– English
~ get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
score
— Verb
– English
~ make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"