break vs score

break and score both are nouns.

break and score both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break	Yes	No	Yes	No
score	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, score is a hypernym of break; that is, score is a word with a broader meaning than break:

break: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
score: the act of scoring in a game or sport

As nouns, score is a hypernym of break; that is, score is a word with a broader meaning than break:

break: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
score: the act of scoring in a game or sport

break (noun)	score (noun)
the act of breaking something	the act of scoring in a game or sport
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a sudden dash	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool	the facts about an actual situation
an escape from jail	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
a pause from doing something (as work)	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare	a set of twenty members
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving	grounds
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
an unexpected piece of good luck	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
the occurrence of breaking	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

break (verb)	score (verb)
fracture a bone of	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
weaken or destroy in spirit or body	make underscoring marks
diminish or discontinue abruptly	gain points in a game
become separated into pieces or fragments	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
happen	make small marks into the surface of
prevent completion	induce to have sex
terminate or end	write a musical score for
come into being
stop operating or functioning
render inoperable or ineffective
crack; of the male voice in puberty
fall sharply
lessen in force or effect
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
make submissive, obedient, or useful
be broken in
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
find the solution or key to
find a flaw in
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
cease an action temporarily
be released or become known; of news
undergo breaking
interrupt the flow of current in
surpass in excellence
go to pieces
ruin completely
separate from a clinch, in boxing
break a piece from a whole
pierce or penetrate
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
exchange for smaller units of money
become punctured or penetrated
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
do a break dance
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
move away or escape suddenly
scatter or part
emerge from the surface of a body of water
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
break down, literally or metaphorically
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
interrupt a continued activity
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
cause the failure or ruin of
invalidate by judicial action
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
happen or take place
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
give up
cause to give up a habit
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
come forth or begin from a state of latency
come to an end

break vs score

break and score both are nouns.

break and score both are verbs.

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