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Definition of Mark
1. Noun. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance). "What was your score on your homework?"
Generic synonyms: Evaluation, Rating, Valuation
Specialized synonyms: Grade Point, Centile, Percentile, Decile, Quartile
Derivative terms: Grade, Grade, Score, Score
2. Verb. Attach a tag or label to. "Label these bottles"
Generic synonyms: Attach
Specialized synonyms: Brand, Brandmark, Trademark, Point, Point, Point, Calibrate, Code, Badge
Derivative terms: Label, Label, Marking, Tag
Also: Mark Down, Mark Up
3. Verb. Designate as if by a mark. "This sign marks the border"
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Betoken, Indicate, Point, Signal
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Dimension, Signpost, Distinguish, Signalise, Signalize, Buoy
Derivative terms: Marker, Marker
4. Noun. A distinguishing symbol. "The owner's mark was on all the sheep"
Specialized synonyms: Earmark, Brand, Trademark, Assay-mark, Authentication, Hallmark, Postmark, Watermark, Broad Arrow, Milepost, Milestone, Peg, Pin, Pip, Spot, Label, Cairn
Generic synonyms: Symbol
5. Verb. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
Generic synonyms: Characterise, Characterize, Qualify
Specialized synonyms: Characterise, Characterize
Derivative terms: Difference, Difference, Differentiation, Marker
6. Noun. A reference point to shoot at. "His arrow hit the mark"
Generic synonyms: Point Of Reference, Reference, Reference Point
Specialized synonyms: Clout, Drogue
Terms within: Bull, Bull's Eye
7. Noun. A visible indication made on a surface. "Paw prints were everywhere"
Specialized synonyms: Fingerprint, Footmark, Footprint, Step, Trace, Mintmark, Stroke, Hoof Mark, Hoof-mark, Hoofprint, Line, Line
Generic synonyms: Indicant, Indication
8. Verb. Mark by some ceremony or observation. "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
Generic synonyms: Celebrate, Keep, Observe
Derivative terms: Commemoration, Commemorative
9. Verb. Make or leave a mark on. "Ash marked the believers' foreheads"
Specialized synonyms: Dot, Stigmatise, Stigmatize, Raddle, Striate, Ink, Dimple, Spot, Crisscross, Asterisk, Star, Flag, Tip, Underline, Underscore, Stripe, Speck, Bespot, Delineate, Describe, Draw, Line, Trace, Post, Stake, Brand
Related verbs: Label, Tag
Also: Mark Off, Mark Out
Derivative terms: Marker, Marking
10. Noun. The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember. "He left an indelible mark on the American theater"
11. Verb. To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful. "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
Generic synonyms: Label
Derivative terms: Brand, Denouncement, Denunciative, Stigmatisation, Stigma, Stigmatization
12. Noun. A symbol of disgrace or infamy. "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"
Specialized synonyms: Demerit, Bar Sinister, Bend Sinister, Cloven Foot, Cloven Hoof
Generic synonyms: Symbol
Derivative terms: Brand, Brand, Stain, Stigmatic, Stigmatize
13. Verb. Notice or perceive. "Mark my words"
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Take Notice
Antonyms: Ignore
Derivative terms: Notice, Noticeable, Noticeable, Noticeable, Noticer
14. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany.
Generic synonyms: German Monetary Unit
Terms within: Pfennig
15. Verb. Mark with a scar. "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Related verbs: Nock, Score
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Deface, Disfigure
Specialized synonyms: Pockmark, Cicatrise, Cicatrize
Entails: Incise
Derivative terms: Pit, Pitting, Pock, Scar, Scar
16. Noun. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel.
17. Verb. Make small marks into the surface of. "Score the clay before firing it"
Specialized synonyms: Scarify, Scotch, Scribe, Line
Generic synonyms: Notch
Related verbs: Pit, Pock, Scar
Derivative terms: Score, Scorer
18. Noun. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
Generic synonyms: Dupe, Victim
Derivative terms: Fool, Fool, Gull, Gull, Suck
19. Verb. Establish as the highest level or best performance. "Set a record"
20. Noun. A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation). "His answer was just a punctuation mark"
Specialized synonyms: Arrow, Pointer, Broad Arrow, Call Mark, Call Number, Pressmark, Caret, Check, Check Mark, Tick, Diacritic, Diacritical Mark, Ditto, Ditto Mark, Dollar Mark, Dollar Sign, Head, Point, Punctuation, Punctuation Mark
21. Noun. A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened). "They welcomed the signs of spring"
Generic synonyms: Clew, Clue, Cue
Specialized synonyms: Token
Derivative terms: Signify
22. Verb. Make underscoring marks.
Specialized synonyms: Cancel, Invalidate
Generic synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record
Derivative terms: Marker
23. Noun. The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament.
Generic synonyms: Book, Evangel, Gospel, Gospels
Group relationships: New Testament
24. Verb. Remove from a list. "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
25. Noun. An indication of damage.
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Defect, Mar
Derivative terms: Scar, Scrape, Scrape, Scratch
26. Verb. Put a check mark on or near or next to. "Mark off the units"
Related verbs: Check, Check Into, Check Out, Check Over, Check Up On, Go Over, Look Into, Suss Out, Ascertain, Assure, Check, Control, Ensure, Insure, See, See To It
Specialized synonyms: Receipt
Generic synonyms: Verify
Derivative terms: Check
27. Verb. Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation. "Mark homework"
Generic synonyms: Appraise, Assess, Evaluate, Measure, Valuate, Value
Derivative terms: Gradation, Grader, Grading, Marking, Score, Scorer, Scoring
28. Noun. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.
Generic synonyms: Marking
Derivative terms: Crisscross, Crisscross, Crisscross, Cross
29. Noun. Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal. "The president's speech was a home run"
Generic synonyms: Success
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
30. Verb. Insert punctuation marks into.
Generic synonyms: Add
Specialized synonyms: Quote
Derivative terms: Punctuation, Punctuation
Definition of Mark
1. n. A license of reprisals. See Marque.
2. n. An old weight and coin. See Marc.
3. n. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.
4. v. t. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
5. v. i. To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.
Definition of Mark
1. Proper noun. ( male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. (biblical character) Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, first patriarch of Alexandria and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark. ¹
3. Proper noun. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels. ¹
4. Noun. boundary, land in a boundary ¹
5. Noun. characteristic, sign, visible impression ¹
6. Noun. indicator of position, objective etc. ¹
7. Noun. attention ¹
8. Verb. To indicate in some way for later reference. ¹
9. Verb. To take note of. ¹
10. Verb. To blemish, scratch, or stain. ¹
11. Verb. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc. ¹
12. Verb. (context: Australian Rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. ¹
13. Verb. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily. ¹
14. Verb. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball. ¹
15. Noun. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz. ¹
16. Noun. (historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one '''mark''' weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence. ¹
17. Noun. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs. ¹
18. Noun. A '''mark''' coin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mark
1. to make a visible impression on [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Mark
1. 1. An old weight and coin. See Marc. "Lend me a mark." 2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value. See: Marc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)