Dictionary - mark

Dictionary Results for mark

1. mark - noun

· 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?"

Synonym(s): grade, score

Hypernym(s): evaluation, valuation, rating

2. mark - noun

· a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

Synonym(s): marker, marking

Hypernym(s): symbol

3. mark - noun

· a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"

Synonym(s): target

Hypernym(s): reference_point, point_of_reference, reference

4. mark - noun

· a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"

Synonym(s): print

Hypernym(s): indication, indicant

5. mark - noun

· 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"

Hypernym(s): impression, effect

6. mark - noun

· a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis

Synonym(s): stigma, brand, stain

Hypernym(s): symbol

7. mark - noun

· formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

Synonym(s): German_mark, Deutsche_Mark, Deutschmark

Hypernym(s): German_monetary_unit

8. mark - noun

· Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

Synonym(s): Mark, Saint_Mark, St._Mark

9. mark - noun

· a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Synonym(s): chump, fool, gull, patsy, fall_guy, sucker, soft_touch, mug

Hypernym(s): victim, dupe

10. mark - noun

· a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"

Hypernym(s): written_symbol, printed_symbol

11. mark - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): sign

Hypernym(s): clue, clew, cue

12. mark - noun

· the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

Synonym(s): Mark, Gospel_According_to_Mark

13. mark - noun

· an indication of damage

Synonym(s): scratch, scrape, scar

Hypernym(s): blemish, defect, mar

14. mark - noun

· a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

Synonym(s): crisscross, cross

Hypernym(s): marking

15. mark - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): bell_ringer, bull%27s_eye, home_run

Hypernym(s): success

16. mark - verb

· attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"

Synonym(s): tag, label

Hypernym(s): attach

17. mark - verb

· designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"

Hypernym(s): bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal

18. mark - verb

· be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

Synonym(s): distinguish, differentiate

Hypernym(s): qualify, characterize, characterise

19. mark - verb

· celebrate by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"

Synonym(s): commemorate

Hypernym(s): observe, celebrate, keep

20. mark - verb

· make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

21. mark - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce

Hypernym(s): label

22. mark - verb

· notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

Synonym(s): notice, note

23. mark - verb

· mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

Synonym(s): scar, pock, pit

Hypernym(s): deface, disfigure, blemish

24. mark - verb

· make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

Synonym(s): score, nock