reason vs score

score vs reason

reason and score both are nouns.

reason and score both are verbs.

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

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

reason: a rational motive for a belief or action
score: grounds

Other hyponyms of reason include account, wherefore, why.

reason (noun)	score (noun)
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination	the act of scoring in a game or sport
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a justification for something existing or happening	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon	the facts about an actual situation
a rational motive for a belief or action	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
the state of having good sense and sound judgment	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)

reason (verb)	score (verb)
think logically	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion	make underscoring marks
present reasons and arguments	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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