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scorebook

scorebook

1 3.1
A book for writing down points and results during games
  • noun
  • /ˈskɔːrˌbʊk/
translation icon : libro de puntuaciones
  • They played like tigers, unfortunately requiring wider scorebooks in which the scorers could write their names without impudent truncations.

Examples

  • At four, he tried to learn to keep a scorebook.

    Blog text (28)

  • Hand me the scorebook.

    The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)

  • Grab that scorebook.

    The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)

  • You have to write the batsman's name in the book before he begins to bat; there is no retrospective punishment in our scorebooks.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • She won't chart pitches, won't blacken in the scorebook diamonds.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Coaches often rely on the scorebook to keep track of points scored during a basketball game.

  • He carefully filled out the scorebook as the players made their moves on the field.

  • During the match, I glanced at the scorebook to see how many points we needed to win.

Synonyms

scorecard
vsscorebook
25 2.6

A card you use to record points or results in a game like golf

is a bound volume with multiple pages and a more permanent record
scorepad
vsscorebook
3.0

A small pad of paper for writing points during a game

is a bound volume with more pages and a lasting record

How Detailed

scorebook
1 3.1
scorecard
25 2.6
scorepad
3.0

Surface Forms

scorebook singular
scorebooks plural

Morphology

scorebook = score + book (transparent) = score + book

A straightforward compound: a book for recording scores, which learners can derive from the component meanings.

Etymology

Scorebook comes from two simple parts: score, which once meant a 'mark' or 'notch' used to keep count, and book, a place to write. So a scorebook is literally the book where people keep the marks that show each player's points.