Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
score , n., 8. - noun In founding, the bursting or splitting of a casting from unequal contraction in cooling.
- noun In music, the act, process, or result of writing out in score, of orchestrating in some particular manner, or of arranging for a different instrument: same as instrumentation, orchestration, or transcription.
- noun In racing, the act of bringing a horse and his rider over and over again to the score or starting line, so as to make a fair start.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of something or someone that
scores . - noun The process of keeping
score in asport orcontest . - noun The process of
winning points in a sport or contest. - noun The action of
scratching paper or other material to make it easier tofold . - verb Present participle of
score .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
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Examples
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It is this area of the ice that defines the term "scoring chance," and we should see a skater convert ~15 percent of them to goals, on average.
Statistical analysis: Alex Ovechkin at even strength, then and now 2011
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Notes: Blue Jackets rookie center Derek Brassard, second on the team in scoring, is out indefinitely due to a separate shoulder sustained in a fight.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Notes: Posey's season-high in scoring is 26 points, at New Jersey in December. ...
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Junior Jazz Covington, who leads the team in scoring, is seventh on Louisville's career rebounding list.
USATODAY.com 2006
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Iverson finished 15-of-25, including three 3-pointers, but he was hardly alone in scoring from the perimeter.
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The Lady Gamecocks also had a 19-4 edge in scoring from the free-throw line and a 47-30 rebounding advantage.
NCAA Women's Basketball - Coastal Carolina vs. South Carolina 2001
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"We have tried to make a comparison and have done what we call scoring, to see what is the degree of freedom from state regulations," Thomas Estermann, the lead author of the report, said in a telephone interview from Brussels.
NYT > Home Page By JONATHAN J. LI 2011
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"We have tried to make a comparison and have done what we call scoring, to see what is the degree of freedom from state regulations," Thomas Estermann, the lead author of the report, said in a telephone interview from Brussels.
NYT > Home Page By JONATHAN J. LI 2011
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"We have tried to make a comparison and have done what we call scoring, to see what is the degree of freedom from state regulations," Thomas Estermann, the lead author of the report, said in a telephone interview from Brussels.
NYT > Home Page By JONATHAN J. LI 2011
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They've gone to what I call the scoring areas in front of the net.
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