scorings

Goals and points

Scorings is the plural of scoring, referring to multiple instances of making marks, cuts, or points.

In cooking, scorings are shallow cuts made in meat or bread to help with cooking or presentation: The scorings on the roast allowed the marinade to penetrate.

In music, scorings are arrangements for instruments.

In sports contexts, scorings refer to separate acts of gaining points.

surface

scratches

Shallow marks from abrasion

notches · lines · marks · cuts · striations · indentations · hatching · crosshatching · serrations

grading

exams

Formal academic tests

  • papersOfficial written records
  • marksVisible signs or grades
  • rubricEvaluation criteria set

criteria · percentile · GPA · pass · fail · corrections · feedback · comments · academic · assessments

sports

goals

Intended end results

runs · tries · aces · birdies · eagles · pars · strikes · spares · homers · knockouts

music

orchestration

Scoring for instrumental ensemble

soundtrack · notation · parts · conducting · cues · themes · motifs · incidental · symphonic

Opposites
points/goals achievement

scoringslosses

Things subtracted from standing

misses · failures · own goals · forfeits · defeats

marking/incising surfaces

scoringssmoothings

Acts of eliminating roughness

erasings · healings · fillings · resurfacings · sandings

evaluation/grading outcomes

scoringsignoring

Deliberately not noticing

overlooking · disregarding · exemptions · abstentions

Phrases
Family

scoring, underscoring, outscoring, rescoring

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