Definition of Mark

1. Noun. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance). "What was your score on your homework?"

Exact synonyms: Grade, Score
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"
Exact synonyms: Label, Tag
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. Noun. A distinguishing symbol. "The owner's mark was on all the sheep"

4. Verb. Designate as if by a mark. "This sign marks the border"
Related verbs: Differentiate, Distinguish
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Betoken, Indicate, Point, Signal
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Dimension, Signpost, Distinguish, Signalise, Signalize, Buoy
Derivative terms: Marker, Marker

5. Noun. A reference point to shoot at. "His arrow hit the mark"
Exact synonyms: Target
Generic synonyms: Point Of Reference, Reference, Reference Point
Specialized synonyms: Clout, Drogue
Terms within: Bull, Bull's Eye

6. Verb. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
Exact synonyms: Differentiate, Distinguish
Generic synonyms: Characterise, Characterize, Qualify
Specialized synonyms: Characterise, Characterize
Derivative terms: Difference, Difference, Differentiation, Marker

7. Noun. A visible indication made on a surface. "Paw prints were everywhere"
Exact synonyms: Print
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"
Exact synonyms: Commemorate
Generic synonyms: Celebrate, Keep, Observe
Derivative terms: Commemoration, Commemorative

9. Noun. The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember. "He left an indelible mark on the American theater"
Generic synonyms: Effect, Impression

10. Verb. Make or leave a mark on. "Ash marked the believers' foreheads"

11. Noun. A symbol of disgrace or infamy. "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"
Exact synonyms: Brand, Stain, Stigma
Specialized synonyms: Demerit, Bar Sinister, Bend Sinister, Cloven Foot, Cloven Hoof
Generic synonyms: Symbol
Derivative terms: Brand, Brand, Stain, Stigmatic, Stigmatize

12. 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"
Exact synonyms: Brand, Denounce, Stigmatise, Stigmatize
Generic synonyms: Label
Derivative terms: Brand, Denouncement, Denunciative, Stigmatisation, Stigma, Stigmatization

13. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany.
Exact synonyms: Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, German Mark
Generic synonyms: German Monetary Unit
Terms within: Pfennig

14. Verb. Notice or perceive. "Mark my words"
Exact synonyms: Note, Notice
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Take Notice
Antonyms: Ignore
Derivative terms: Notice, Noticeable, Noticeable, Noticeable, Noticer

15. Noun. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel.
Exact synonyms: Saint Mark, St. Mark
Generic synonyms: Apostelic Father, Apostle, Evangelist, Saint

16. Verb. Mark with a scar. "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Exact synonyms: Pit, Pock, Scar
Related verbs: Nock, Score
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Deface, Disfigure
Specialized synonyms: Pockmark, Cicatrise, Cicatrize
Entails: Incise
Derivative terms: Pit, Pitting, Pock, Scar, Scar

17. Noun. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
Exact synonyms: Chump, Fall Guy, Fool, Gull, Mug, Patsy, Soft Touch, Sucker
Generic synonyms: Dupe, Victim
Derivative terms: Fool, Fool, Gull, Gull, Suck

18. Verb. Make small marks into the surface of. "Score the clay before firing it"
Exact synonyms: Nock, Score
Specialized synonyms: Scarify, Scotch, Scribe, Line
Generic synonyms: Notch
Related verbs: Pit, Pock, Scar
Derivative terms: Score, Scorer

19. Noun. A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation). "His answer was just a punctuation mark"

20. Verb. Establish as the highest level or best performance. "Set a record"
Exact synonyms: Set
Generic synonyms: Establish, Lay Down, Make

21. Noun. A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened). "They welcomed the signs of spring"
Exact synonyms: Sign
Generic synonyms: Clew, Clue, Cue
Specialized synonyms: Token
Derivative terms: Signify

22. Verb. Make underscoring marks.
Exact synonyms: Score
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.
Exact synonyms: Gospel According To Mark
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"
Exact synonyms: Cross Off, Cross Out, Strike Off, Strike Out
Generic synonyms: Take Away, Take Out

25. Noun. An indication of damage.
Exact synonyms: Scar, Scrape, Scratch
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"
Exact synonyms: Check, Check Off, Mark Off, Tick, Tick Off
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. Noun. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.
Exact synonyms: Crisscross, Cross
Generic synonyms: Marking
Derivative terms: Crisscross, Crisscross, Crisscross, Cross

28. Verb. Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation. "Mark homework"
Exact synonyms: Grade, Score
Generic synonyms: Appraise, Assess, Evaluate, Measure, Valuate, Value
Derivative terms: Gradation, Grader, Grading, Marking, Score, Scorer, Scoring

29. Noun. Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal. "The president's speech was a home run"
Exact synonyms: Bell Ringer, Bull's Eye, Home Run
Generic synonyms: Success
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope

30. Verb. Insert punctuation marks into.
Exact synonyms: Punctuate
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mark

mariticides
maritimal
maritimale
maritime
maritime archaeology
maritime archeology
maritime law
maritime pine
maritime pines
maritime republic
maritimely
maritorious
mariturient
marjoram
marjorams
mark (current term)
mark'd
mark-to-market
mark-to-markets
mark-to-model
mark-up
mark-ups
mark and sweep
mark down
mark my words
mark of Cain
mark off
mark out
mark time
mark to market

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