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Nouns

• (n) 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?
  score, grade,
• (n) a distinguishing symbol
  • the owner's mark was on all the sheep
  marking, marker,
• (n) a reference point to shoot at
  • his arrow hit the mark
  target,
• (n) a visible indication made on a surface
  • some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
  • paw prints were everywhere
  print,
• (n) 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
• (n) a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  • "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
  stigma, stain, brand,
• (n) formerly the basic unit of money in Germany Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, German mark,
• (n) Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel Saint Mark, St. Mark,
• (n) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of chump, fall guy, gull, patsy, soft touch, sucker, fool, mug,
• (n) a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  • his answer was just a punctuation mark
• (n) 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
  sign,
• (n) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament Gospel According to Mark,
• (n) an indication of damage scar, scrape, scratch,
• (n) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other crisscross, cross,
• (n) 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
  home run, bell ringer, bull's eye,

Verbs

• (v) attach a tag or label to
  • label these bottles
  tag, label,
• (v) designate as if by a mark
  • This sign marks the border
• (v) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
  • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
  differentiate, distinguish,
• (v) mark by some ceremony or observation
  • The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
  commemorate,
• (v) make or leave a mark on
  • the scouts marked the trail
  • ash marked the believers' foreheads
• (v) 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
  stigmatise, stigmatize, brand, denounce,
• (v) notice or perceive
  • She noted that someone was following her
  • mark my words
  note, notice,
• (v) mark with a scar
  • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
  pock, scar, pit,
• (v) make small marks into the surface of
  • score the clay before firing it
  nock, score,
• (v) establish as the highest level or best performance
  • set a record
  set,
• (v) make underscoring marks score,
• (v) remove from a list
  • Cross the name of the dead person off the list
  cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out,
• (v) 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
  check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check,
• (v) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
  • grade tests
  • score the SAT essays
  • mark homework
  grade, score,
• (v) insert punctuation marks into punctuate,

Synonyms

tag label score grade marking marker differentiate distinguish target print commemorate stigma stain brand stigmatise stigmatize denounce Deutsche Mark Deutschmark German mark note notice Saint Mark St. Mark pock scar pit chump fall guy gull patsy soft touch sucker fool mug nock set sign cross off cross out strike off strike out Gospel According to Mark scrape scratch check off tick off mark off tick check crisscross cross punctuate home run bell ringer bull's eye

Antonyms

ignore

See also

mark down mark up mark off mark out

Words of close approximity