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match vs score

score vs match

match and score both are nouns.

match and score both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
match Yes No Yes No
score Yes No Yes No
As nouns, score is a hypernym of match; that is, score is a word with a broader meaning than match:
  • match: the score needed to win a match
  • score: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
match (noun) score (noun)
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction the act of scoring in a game or sport
an exact duplicate a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a burning piece of wood or cardboard a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
something that resembles or harmonizes with the facts about an actual situation
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
a pair of people who live together a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group a set of twenty members
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect grounds
the score needed to win a match 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)
match (verb) score (verb)
be equal or harmonize assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
make correspond or harmonize make underscoring marks
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching gain points in a game
set into opposition or rivalry get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
bring two objects, ideas, or people together make small marks into the surface of
give or join in marriage induce to have sex
provide funds complementary to write a musical score for
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
be equal to in quality or ability
Difference between match and score

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