mark /mɑrk/
1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
2. a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
3. a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
4. a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
5. 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"
synset: mark
6. a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
synset: mark, stigma, brand, stain
7. formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
synset: mark, German_mark, Deutsche_Mark, Deutschmark
8. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
synset: Mark, Saint_Mark, St._Mark
9. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
synset: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall_guy, sucker, soft_touch, mug
10. a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
synset: mark
11. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
12. the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
synset: Mark, Gospel_According_to_Mark
13. an indication of damage
synset: scratch, scrape, scar, mark
14. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
synset: crisscross, cross, mark
15. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
synset: bell_ringer, bull's_eye, mark, home_run
1. attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
2. designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"
synset: mark
3. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
synset: distinguish, mark, differentiate
4. celebrate by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
synset: commemorate, mark
5. make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
synset: mark
6. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
synset: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark
7. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
8. mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
9. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
10. establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
11. make underscoring marks
12. remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
synset: cross_off, cross_out, strike_out, strike_off, mark
13. put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
synset: check, check_off, mark, mark_off, tick_off, tick
14. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
15. insert punctuation marks into
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
back to
home
!