Word Meanings - SCORE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its

Additional info about word: SCORE

The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts. Moore . In score , having all the parts arranged and placed in juxtaposition. Smart. -- To quit scores, to settle or balance accounts; to render an equivalent; to make compensation. Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it South. (more info) divice; or rather the kindred Icel. skor incision, twenty, akin to 1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used. Shak. 2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness. He parted well, and paid his score. Shak. 3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf. But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on the same score. Hudibras. You act your kindness in Cydria's score. Dryden. 4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number. Amongst three or four score hogsheads. Shak. At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by score. Macaulay. 5. A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery. Halliwell. 6. A weight of twenty pounds. 7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket. 8. line drawn; a groove or furrow.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SCORE)

• Bill
• Account
• reckoning
• score
• charges
• jaw
• mandible
• beak
• Debt
• Debit
• liability
• default
• obligation
• claim
• something due
• Reckoning
• Computation
• account
• bill

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of SCORE)

• Disesteem
• misestimate
• mystify
• understate
• undervalue
• perplex
• darken
• Forego
• waive
• disclaim
• abjure
• disavow
• abandon
• concede
• surrender
• repudiate

Related words: (words related to SCORE)

• DARKEN
  Etym: 1. To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. They covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened. Ex. x. 15. So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill. Milton.
• ACCOUNTANTSHIP
  The office or employment of an accountant.
• RECKON
  reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count together. 1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. The priest shall reckon to him the
• SCORER
  One who, or that which, scores.
• RECKONER
  One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculation, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. Reckoners without their host must reckon twice. Camden.
• ACCOUNTANCY
  The art or employment of an accountant.
• DISAVOWANCE
  Disavowal. South.
• COMPUTATION
  1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. By just computation of the time. Shak. By a computation backward from ourselves. Bacon. 2. The result of computation; the amount computed. Syn. -- Reckoning; calculation; estimate;
• DISAVOWMENT
  Disavowal. Wotton.
• DISESTEEMER
  One who disesteems. Boyle.
• DISAVOWER
  One who disavows.
• DEBITOR
  A debtor. Shak.
• PERPLEX
  1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts. No artful wildness to perplex the scene. Pope. What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our
• DARKENING
  Twilight; gloaming. Wright.
• UNDERVALUE
  1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate. 2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise. In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority. Atterbury. I write not this
• DEBITUMINIZE
  To deprive of bitumen.
• FOREGO
  1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. 2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach,
• WAIVE
  A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 , and the Note. (more info) 1. A waif; a castaway. Donne.
• ABJUREMENT
  Renunciation.
• DISAVOW
  1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, an the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime. A solemn promise made and disavowed. Dryden.
• RECLAIMABLE
  That may be reclaimed.
• UNPERPLEX
  To free from perplexity. Donne.
• MISCOMPUTATION
  Erroneous computation; false reckoning.
• RECLAIMER
  One who reclaims.
• ACCLAIM
  1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." Thomson. 2. To declare by acclamations. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors. Smollett. 3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
• DEAD-RECKONING
  See A
• FOURSCORE
  Four times twenty; eighty.