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goal vs score

score vs goal

goal and score both are nouns.

goal is not a verb while score is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
goal Yes No No No
score Yes No Yes No
As nouns, score is a hypernym of goal; that is, score is a word with a broader meaning than goal:
  • goal: a successful attempt at scoring
  • score: the act of scoring in a game or sport
goal (noun) score (noun)
a successful attempt at scoring the act of scoring in a game or sport
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) the facts about an actual situation
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
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)
goal (verb) score (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
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
Difference between goal and score

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