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| 1. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 14 | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense | |
| Synonyms: | distinguish differentiate | |
| Examples: | "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers" |
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| Related terms: | qualify characterize differentiation marker | |
| 3. | [ verb ] attach a tag or label to | |
| Synonyms: | label tag | |
| Examples: | "label these bottles" |
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| Related terms: | attach code badge point point calibrate point mark_up mark_down tag marker label label | |
| 4. | [ verb ] designate as if by a mark | |
| Examples: | "This sign marks the border" "He indicated where the border ended" |
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| Related terms: | bespeak signpost dimension signalize buoy blaze distinguish | |
| 5. | [ verb ] mark by some ceremony or observation | |
| Synonyms: | commemorate | |
| Examples: | "We marked the anniversary of his death" |
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| Related terms: | observe commemoration | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make or leave a mark on | |
| Examples: | "mark the trail so that we can find our way back" |
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| Related terms: | change trace flag brand tip stake speck spot striate star dot red-ink raddle stigmatise line bespot underline crisscross stripe dimple mark_off mark_off tag marker marking | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (education) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | |
| Synonyms: | score grade | |
| Examples: | "she made good marks in algebra" "grade A milk" "what was your score on your homework?" |
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| Related terms: | evaluation quartile centile grade_point decile rate grade | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a distinguishing symbol | |
| Synonyms: | marking marker | |
| Examples: | "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
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| Related terms: | symbol brand milestone trademark label postmark broad_arrow peg authentication spot cairn watermark earmark distinguish | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (arms) a reference point to shoot at | |
| Synonyms: | target | |
| Examples: | "his arrow hit the mark" |
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| Related terms: | reference_point clout drogue bull's_eye | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember | |
| Examples: | "it was in London that he made his mark" "he left an indelible mark on the American theater" |
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| Related terms: | impression | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a visible indication made on a surface | |
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| Examples: | "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks" "paw prints were everywhere" |
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| Related terms: | indication line line hoofprint footprint mintmark stroke trace score | |
| 12. | [ verb ] notice or perceive | |
| Synonyms: | note notice | |
| Examples: | "She noted that someone was following her" "mark my words" |
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| Related terms: | ignore take_notice sign perceive | |
| 13. | [ verb ] to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | |
| Synonyms: | denounce brand stigmatise stigmatize | |
| Examples: | "He denounced the government action" "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" |
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| Related terms: | label stigmatization | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a symbol of disgrace or infamy | |
| Synonyms: | brand stain stigma | |
| Examples: | "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis |
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| Related terms: | symbol demerit cloven_hoof bar_sinister stigmatize tarnish | |
| 15. | [ verb ] mark with a scar | |
| Synonyms: | pock pit scar | |
| Examples: | "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
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| Related terms: | deface cicatrize scarify pockmark score scar scratch pitting pock incise | |
| 16. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2538 | |
| 17. | [ verb ] assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | |
| Synonyms: | score grade | |
| Examples: | "grade tests" "score the SAT essays" "mark homework" |
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| Related terms: | measure grading grader gradation | |
| 18. | [ verb ] remove from a list | |
| Synonyms: | strike_out cross_off strike_off cross_out | |
| Examples: | "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" |
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| Related terms: | take_away | |
| 19. | [ verb ] put a check mark on or next to | |
| Synonyms: | check tick_off mark_off tick check_off | |
| Examples: | "Please check each name on the list" "tick off the items" |
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| Related terms: | verify receipt check see | |
| 20. | [ verb ] make underscoring marks | |
| Synonyms: | score | |
| Related terms: | record cancel | |
| 21. | [ noun ] a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) | |
| Examples: | "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
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| Related terms: | written_symbol arrow check_mark punctuation ditto_mark caret call_mark dollar_mark point diacritical_mark broad_arrow score | |
| 22. | [ noun ] an indication of damage | |
| Synonyms: | scar scrape scratch | |
| Related terms: | blemish scratch scrape scar | |
| 23. | [ verb ] make small marks into the surface of | |
| Synonyms: | score nock | |
| Examples: | "score the clay before firing it" |
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| Related terms: | notch scribe scotch scarify line scar scorer | |
| 24. | [ verb ] establish as the highest level or best performance | |
| Synonyms: | set | |
| Examples: | : "set a record" |
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| Related terms: | lay_down bell_ringer | |
| 25. | [ noun ] a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
| Synonyms: | fool fish sucker chump schlemiel soft_touch patsy shlemiel fall_guy mug gull | |
| Related terms: | victim fool absorb gull | |
| 26. | [ noun ] (New Testament,religion,fine art,writing) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament | |
| Synonyms: | Gospel_According_to_Mark | |
| Related terms: | Gospel book New_Testament | |
| 27. | [ noun ] the basic unit of money in Germany | |
| Synonyms: | Deutschmark german_mark Deutsche_Mark | |
| Related terms: | German_monetary_unit pfennig | |
| 28. | [ noun ] (New Testament,religion,Christianity) Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel | |
| Synonyms: | st_mark st._mark saint_mark | |
| Related terms: | saint evangelist apostle | |
| 29. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1548 | |
| 30. | [ verb ] (grammar) insert punctuation marks into | |
| Synonyms: | punctuate | |
| Related terms: | add quote punctuation | |
| 31. | [ noun ] a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | |
| Synonyms: | sign | |
| Examples: | "he showed signs of strain" "they welcomed the signs of spring" |
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| Related terms: | clue notice | |
| 32. | [ noun ] marking consisting of crossing lines | |
| Synonyms: | cross crisscross | |
| Related terms: | marking score crisscross crisscross crisscross | |
| 33. | [ noun ] something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal | |
| Synonyms: | bull's_eye home_run bell_ringer | |
| Examples: | "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer" "scored a bull's eye" "hit the mark" "the president's speech was a home run" |
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| Related terms: | success set | |
| Similar spelling: |
marks Marko Markow markka Markie Markey Markee Marrs Marek Marak Mairs Mariko maurois Maurice mauriac Marz Marx Mars Marg marc |
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