high score
high score noun: a score that is the highest or among the highest for a particular game, often recorded in a high-score table.
Noun
high score (plural high scores)
- A score that is the highest or among the highest for a particular game, often recorded in a high-score table.
- There's a fine bit of strategy involved in maximising your points — and if ever there was a high score freak's dream, this is it!1986, Rachael Smith, Bomb Jack (review in Your Sinclair magazine)
- To make the game more interesting, let's create a personal score display that matches the global high score display.2002, Jesse Jacobson, Flash and XML: A Developer's Guide
Forms of high score
| plural | high scores |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | hi-score |
Questions about high score
- What does high score mean?
- High score means a score that is the highest or among the highest for a particular game, often recorded in a high-score table.
- What part of speech is high score?
- High score is a noun.
- What is the plural of high score?
- The plural of high score is high scores.
Words near high score in the dictionary
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