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score vs spare

spare vs score

score and spare both are nouns.

score is not an adjective while spare is an adjective.

score and spare both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
score Yes No Yes No
spare Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, spare is a hyponym of score; that is, spare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than score:
  • score: the act of scoring in a game or sport
  • spare: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
Other hyponyms of score include bull's eye, goal, strike, ten-strike, break, open frame, safety, touchdown, field goal, conversion, run, tally, basket, field goal, hat trick, break, break of serve, equalizer.
score (noun) spare (noun)
the act of scoring in a game or sport a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
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 (adjective) spare (adjective)
lacking in magnitude or quantity
thin and fit
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
not taken up by scheduled activities
more than is needed, desired, or required
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
score (verb) spare (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation use frugally or carefully
make underscoring marks give up what is not strictly needed
gain points in a game refrain from harming
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance save or relieve from an experience or action
make small marks into the surface of
induce to have sex
write a musical score for
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