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Nouns (31)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

score

n. the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"

score

n. the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"

score

n. a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"

score

n. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"

score

n. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

score

n. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

score, sexual conquest

n. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

score, musical score

n. 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, account

n. 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"

mark, score, grade

n. 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, grievance, grudge

n. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"

Service Corps of Retired Executives, SCORE

n. an advisory group working under the auspices of the Small Business Administration made up of volunteer retired business executives

Verbs (36)

write, drop a line

v. communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"

spell, write

v. write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"

publish, write

v. have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

mark, score

v. make underscoring marks

score, seduce

v. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

score

v. write a musical score for

write, communicate by writing, express by writing

v. communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"

post, mail, send, write

v. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"

write, mark on a surface, trace on a surface

v. mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

compose, write, write music

v. write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

pen, author, compose, write, indite

v. produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

hit, score, tally, rack up

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

mark, score, nock

v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (8)

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

score, twenty, 20, xx

adj. denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units

Fuzzynyms (156)

groove

n. a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

arrangement, musical arrangement

n. a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

adaptation, version

n. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

animosity, animus, bad blood

n. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

malevolence, malignity

n. wishing evil to others

malice, spite, spitefulness, maliciousness, venom

n. (malevolence)

syndicate

v. organize into or form a syndicate

unite, unify, merge

v. join or combine; "We merged our resources"

count, number, enumerate

v. determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

fine, ticket

v. issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

click with, appeal to, attract

v. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

appeal

v. take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

trick, fox, fob, play a trick on

v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

misinform, mislead, inform wrongly

v. give false or misleading information to

lead on, deceive, cozen, delude, mislead knowingly

v. be false to; be dishonest with

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

nick, mate successfully

v. mate successfully; of livestock

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

invite, pay for, have as a guest

v. have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"

adapt, transcribe

v. rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

cut, cut out

v. create by cutting; "She cut a hole into the fabric"

transcribe

v. write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"

transcribe

v. make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"

transcribe, transliterate

v. rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"

record, show, register, read

v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

copy, emulate

v. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"

present, introduce, acquaint

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

apprise, apprize, advise, notify, give notice, send word

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

orchestrate

v. write an orchestra score for

adapt, transcribe

v. rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

shape, form, forge, mold, mould

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

inscribe

v. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

pen, author, compose, write, indite

v. produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

inscribe

v. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

compose, write, write music

v. write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

forge, devise, formulate, invent, contrive, excogitate

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

cut, separate with an instrument

v. separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

scratch, scrape, scratch up

v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

cancel, delete

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

grind, grate

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

graze

v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

rasp, scrape with a rasp

v. scrape with a rasp

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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Antonyms (1)

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

write a score for

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