mark

Plural: mark, marks

Noun

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
  • "she made good marks in algebra"
• a distinguishing symbol
  • "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
• a reference point to shoot at
  • "his arrow hit the mark"
• a visible indication made on a surface
  • "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"
• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
  • "it was in London that he made his mark"
  • "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
• a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis
  • "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"
• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  • "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
• an indication of damage
• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
  • "hit the mark"
• Boundary, land within a boundary.
• A boundary; a border or frontier.
• Boundary, land within a boundary.
• A boundary-post or fence.
• Boundary, land within a boundary.
• A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
• Boundary, land within a boundary.
• A type of small region or principality.
• Boundary, land within a boundary.
• A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A characteristic feature.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A sign or brand on a person.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A written character or sign.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• Resemblance, likeness, image.
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
• Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• A target for shooting at with a projectile.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• The female genitals.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• A score for a sporting achievement.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• The model number of a device; a device model.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• Limit or standard of action or fact.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• Preeminence; high position.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
• Indicator of position, objective etc.
• One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
• Attention.
• Attention.
• Attention, notice.
• Attention.
• Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
• Attention.
• Regard; respect.
• Condescending label of a wrestling fan who refuses to believe that pro wrestling is predetermined and/or choreographed.
• A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
• Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
• A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
• Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
• A former currency of Germany and West Germany.

Verb

Verb Forms: marked, marking, marks

• To make a visible impression or symbol on something.
• attach a tag or label to
• designate as if by a mark
  • "This sign marks the border"
• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
• mark by some ceremony or observation
  • "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
• make or leave a mark on
  • "the scouts marked the trail"
  • "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
• notice or perceive
  • "mark my words"
• mark with a scar
• make small marks into the surface of
• establish as the highest level or best performance
• make underscoring marks
• remove from a list
• put a check mark on or near or next to
  • "mark off the units"
• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
  • "mark homework"
• insert punctuation marks into
• To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
• To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
• To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
• To create an indication of (a location).
• To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
• To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
• To create (a mark) on a surface.
• To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
• To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
• To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
• To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
• To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
• To be typical or characteristic of (something).
• To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
• To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
• To become aware of (something) through the physical senses.
• To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
• To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
• To record that (someone) has a particular status.
• To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
• To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
• To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
• To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
• To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
• Alternative form of march.

Examples

• A bell marked the end of visiting hours.
• a fellow of no mark
• A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.
• Forward, mark!
• He wanted to MARK his territory on the Scrabble board with an unchallengeable word.
• His courage and energy marked him as a leader.
• His last comment is particularly worthy of mark.
• I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two.
• I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark.
• In her Bible, the words of Christ were marked in red.
• Mark my words: that boy’s up to no good.
• Mark time, mark!
• Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8.
• patricians of mark
• Prices are marked on individual items.
• See where this pencil has marked the paper.
• She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.
• Some animals mark their territory by urinating.
• That summer marked the beginning of her obsession with cycling.
• The creek marks the boundary between the two farms.
• The floor was marked with wine and blood.
• The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly.
• The Mark I system had poor radar, and the Mark II was too expensive; regardless, most antiaircraft direction remained the responsibility of the Mark I Eyeball (as the jocular phrase calls it): that is, the operator's eye.
• The national holiday is marked by fireworks.
• The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.
• This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.
• to be within the mark
• to come up to the mark
• to mark a box or bale of merchandise
• to mark a student absent.
• to mark clothing with one's name
• to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game
• What mark did you get in your history test?
• With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.

Synonyms

bell ringer, brand, bull's eye, check, check off, chump, commemorate, crisscross, cross, cross off, cross out, denounce, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, differentiate, distinguish, fall guy, fool, German mark, Gospel According to Mark, grade, gull, home run, label, mark off, marker, marking, mug, nock, note, notice, patsy, pit, pock, print, punctuate, Saint Mark, scar, score, scrape, scratch, set, sign, soft touch, St. Mark, stain, stigma, stigmatise, stigmatize, strike off, strike out, sucker, tag, target, tick, tick off, Mk, Mk., Portuguese mark, Reichsmark, Spanish mark, attention, blemish, characterize, classify, demonstrate, destine, display, draw, hear, heed, indicate, look at, manifest, marco, mark out, observance, observe, perceive, represent, reveal, see, show, signal, solemnize, trace, typify, watch, write

Antonyms

ignore

Anagrams of mark