mark
n 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?" [syn: {grade}, {score}]
2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the
sheep" [syn: {marker}, {marking}]
3: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
[syn: {target}]
4: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous
reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw
prints were everywhere" [syn: {print}]
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"
6: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark
upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {stigma}, {brand}, {stain}]
7: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {German
mark}, {Deutsche Mark}, {Deutschmark}]
8: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the
author of the second Gospel [syn: {Saint Mark}, {St. Mark}]
9: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
{chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft
touch}, {mug}]
10: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his
answer was just a punctuation 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" [syn: {sign}]
12: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn:
{Gospel According to Mark}]
13: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {scar}]
14: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}, {cross}]
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" [syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}, {home run}]
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag},
{label}]
2: designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He
indicated where the border ended"
3: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in
a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form
his peers" [syn: {distinguish}, {differentiate}]
4: mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the
anniversary of his death" [syn: {commemorate}]
5: make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find
our way back"
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" [syn: {stigmatize}, {stigmatise}, {brand}, {denounce}]
7: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
her"; "mark my words" [syn: {notice}, {note}] [ant: {ignore}]
8: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face
permanently" [syn: {scar}, {pock}, {pit}]
9: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before
firing it" [syn: {score}, {nock}]
10: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a
record" [syn: {set}]
11: make underscoring marks [syn: {score}]
12: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out}, {strike
off}]
13: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on
the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check}, {check off},
{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"
[syn: {grade}, {score}]
15: insert punctuation marks into [syn: {punctuate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
