slit vs score

slit and score both are nouns.

slit and score both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of slit include scotch.

slit (noun)	score (noun)
a long narrow opening	the act of scoring in a game or sport
obscene terms for female genitals	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a narrow fissure	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
a depression scratched or carved into a surface	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)

slit (verb)	score (verb)
cut a slit into	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
make a clean cut through	make underscoring marks
	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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