score vs prick

score and prick both are nouns.

score and prick both are verbs.

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

As nouns, prick is a hypernym of score; that is, prick is a word with a broader meaning than score:

score: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
prick: a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Other hypernyms of score include dent, incision, scratch, slit.

score (noun)	prick (noun)
the act of scoring in a game or sport	the act of puncturing with a small point
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse	obscene terms for penis
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)	insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
the facts about an actual situation	a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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)	prick (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
make underscoring marks	deliver a sting to
gain points in a game	stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance	to cause a sharp emotional pain
make small marks into the surface of	to stick up
induce to have sex	cause a stinging pain
write a musical score for	cause a prickling sensation

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