score vs attain

attain vs score

score is a noun but attain is not a noun.

score and attain both are verbs.

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

As verbs, attain is a hypernym of score; that is, attain is a word with a broader meaning than score:

score: get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
attain: to gain with effort

Other hypernyms of score include accomplish, achieve, reach.

score (noun)	attain (noun)
the act of scoring in a game or sport
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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)

score (verb)	attain (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
make underscoring marks	reach a destination, either real or abstract
gain points in a game	find unexpectedly
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance	to gain with effort
make small marks into the surface of
induce to have sex
write a musical score for

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