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spare vs score

score vs spare

spare and score both are nouns.

spare is an adjective but score is not an adjective.

spare and score both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spare Yes Yes Yes No
score Yes No Yes No
As nouns, score is a hypernym of spare; that is, score is a word with a broader meaning than spare:
  • spare: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
  • score: the act of scoring in a game or sport
spare (noun) score (noun)
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls the act of scoring in a game or sport
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus 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)
spare (adjective) score (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
spare (verb) score (verb)
use frugally or carefully assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
give up what is not strictly needed make underscoring marks
refrain from harming gain points in a game
save or relieve from an experience or action 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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