SCORES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

late Old English scoru ‘set of twenty’, from Old Norse skor ‘notch, tally, twenty’, of Germanic origin; related to shear. The verb (late Middle English) is from Old Norse skora ‘make an incision’

the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual

number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in game or by team

• the final score was 4–3 to Royston

a group or set of twenty or about twenty

group or set of twenty or about twenty

• a score of men lost their lives in the battle
• Doyle's success brought imitators by the score

a written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other.

written representation of musical composition showing all vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below other

a notch or line cut or scratched into a surface

notch or line cut or scratched into surface

• check the shaft for scratches and scores

gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game

gain (point, goal, run, etc.) in competitive game

• McCartney scored a fine goal
• Wilson outstripped his marker to score

orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments

orchestrate or arrange piece of music

• the Quartet Suite was scored for flute, violin, viola da gamba, and continuo

cut or scratch a notch or line on (a surface)

cut or scratch notch or line on

• score the card until you cut through

examine (experimentally treated cells, bacterial colonies, etc.), making a record of the number showing a particular character

examine (experimentally treated cells, bacterial colonies, etc.), making record of number showing particular character

• the aim should be to score between fifty and one hundred mitotic cells