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score
Noun
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The numbers used to tell who is winning in a sport or game.
The final score for the ball game was 30 to 17.
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A copy of written music, usually for an orchestra. Usually, this means all the written music for a piece of music.
I have the whole score for the Brandenburg Concertos.
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The results of a test or quiz.
You must earn a score of at least 70 to pass the test.
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The number 20. This is an old meaning, people don't use score for this much any more.
Four score and seven years ago.
score
Verb
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To gain points in a game, so that your score is increased.
The basketball player just scored three points!
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To get a specific result on a text or quiz.
I scored a 95 on the test!
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To have sex.
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To get something.
I scored some tickets to the game tonight.
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To make a groove in paper or cardboard.
If you score the paper first, gently using a knife along the edge of a ruler, then you'll be able to fold it neatly and straight.
an
Determinative
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An (or a) is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
I just ate an apple.
It is indeed an honor to have met you today.
advance
Noun
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If something is in advance of something else, it is before it.
They gave us notice 30 days in advance of closing the factory.
Hotel rooms are often booked up months in advance.
We cannot make the changes without advance notice.
Tickets are $25 dollars at the door. Advance tickets are available from Cal Performances Box Office.
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An advance is a move forward.
The advances in technology will be in the next decade or so.
Despite exciting advances, doctors still have a poor understanding of many diseases.
The army made significant military advances in Iraq.
He improper sexual advances toward her when she was his assistant.
Advances outnumbered declines 1,631 to 1,177 on the .
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An advance is an amount of money given to someone before they normally get it.
The band received a $6 million advance on the new album even before they started recording.
advance
Verb
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If you advance something, you bring or move it forward.
In separate attacks, the Khmer Rouge was advancing toward Siem Reap, 200 miles northwest of Phnom Penh.
After winning 1-0, Morocco has a chance to advance to the second round.
This research advances our understanding of the disease.
The technology has advanced far beyond the early days of computer beeps and fuzzy graphics.
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If you advance someone some money, you pay it to them before they would normally get it.
They advanced her $12,000 against future earnings.