gall vs score

gall and score both are nouns.

gall and score both are verbs.

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

As nouns, score is a hyponym of gall; that is, score is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gall:

gall: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
score: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

Other hyponyms of gall include heartburning, huffishness, sulkiness, grievance, grudge, enviousness, envy.

gall (noun)	score (noun)
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties	the act of scoring in a game or sport
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury	the facts about an actual situation
a skin sore caused by chafing	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
	a set of twenty members
	grounds
	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

gall (verb)	score (verb)
irritate or vex	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing	make underscoring marks
	gain points in a game
	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
	make small marks into the surface of
	induce to have sex
	write a musical score for

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