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mark - Dictionary definition and meaning for word mark

Definition
(noun) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Synonyms : grade , score
Example Sentence
  • she made good marks in algebra
  • grade A milk
  • what was your score on your homework?
Definition
(noun) a distinguishing symbol
Synonyms : marker , marking
Example Sentence
  • the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Definition
(noun) a reference point to shoot at
Synonyms : target
Example Sentence
  • his arrow hit the mark
Definition
(noun) a visible indication made on a surface
Synonyms : print
Example Sentence
  • some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
  • paw prints were everywhere
Definition
(noun) the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
Example Sentence
  • it was in London that he made his mark
  • he left an indelible mark on the American theater
Definition
(noun) a symbol of disgrace or infamy
Synonyms : brand , stain , stigma
Example Sentence
  • And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
Definition
(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
Definition
(noun) Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
Synonyms : saint mark , st. mark
Definition
(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonyms : chump , fall guy , fool , gull , mug , patsy , soft touch , sucker
Definition
(noun) a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Example Sentence
  • his answer was just a punctuation mark
Definition
(noun) a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Synonyms : sign
Example Sentence
  • he showed signs of strain
  • they welcomed the signs of spring
Definition
(noun) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Definition
(noun) an indication of damage
Synonyms : scar , scrape , scratch
Definition
(noun) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Synonyms : crisscross , cross
Definition
(noun) something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
Example Sentence
  • the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
  • scored a bull's eye
  • hit the mark
  • the president's speech was a home run
Definition
(verb) attach a tag or label to
Synonyms : label , tag
Example Sentence
  • label these bottles
Definition
(verb) designate as if by a mark
Example Sentence
  • This sign marks the border
Definition
(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Synonyms : differentiate , distinguish
Example Sentence
  • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Definition
(verb) mark by some ceremony or observation
Synonyms : commemorate
Example Sentence
  • The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
Definition
(verb) make or leave a mark on
Example Sentence
  • the scouts marked the trail
  • ash marked the believers' foreheads
Definition
(verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Synonyms : brand , denounce , stigmatise , stigmatize
Example Sentence
  • He denounced the government action
  • She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Definition
(verb) notice or perceive
Synonyms : note , notice
Example Sentence
  • She noted that someone was following her
  • mark my words
Definition
(verb) mark with a scar
Synonyms : pit , pock , scar
Example Sentence
  • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
Definition
(verb) make small marks into the surface of
Synonyms : nock , score
Example Sentence
  • score the clay before firing it
Definition
(verb) establish as the highest level or best performance
Synonyms : set
Example Sentence
  • set a record
Definition
(verb) make underscoring marks
Synonyms : score
Definition
(verb) remove from a list
Example Sentence
  • Cross the name of the dead person off the list
Definition
(verb) put a check mark on or near or next to
Synonyms : check , check off , mark off , tick , tick off
Example Sentence
  • Please check each name on the list
  • tick off the items
  • mark off the units
Definition
(verb) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Synonyms : grade , score
Example Sentence
  • grade tests
  • score the SAT essays
  • mark homework
Definition
(verb) insert punctuation marks into
Synonyms : punctuate

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