scoring
adjective, noun
Also a form of score
Forms scorings
- adjective Of something or someone that scores. “The highest scoring team will win the match.”
- noun The process of keeping score in a sport or contest. “The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee.”
- noun The process of winning points in a sport or contest. “Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points.”
- noun The process of giving a score, such as a grade.
- noun (cooking) The process of cutting grooves into food, such as bread or meat (for meat, often a square grid), before baking in the oven.
- noun The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
- noun A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.
Synonyms
Etymology
Derivative form of score, initially meaning “groove, notch, cut”, stemming from the same root as shear and scar.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “scoring”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details