the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"
the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata"
a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"
grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
make underscoring marks
gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
at an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page"