Mark

Meaning of Mark

noun
  1. a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.
    the blow left a red mark down one side of her face
  2. a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something.
    the first syllable has a stress mark
  3. a point awarded for a correct answer or for proficiency in an examination or competition.
    many candidates lose marks because they don't read the questions carefully
    full marks to them for highlighting the threat to the rainforest
  4. (followed by a numeral) a particular model or type of a vehicle or machine.
    a Mark 10 Jaguar
  5. a target.
    few bullets could have missed their mark
  6. the act of cleanly catching the ball direct from a kick, knock-on, or forward throw by an opponent, on or behind one's own 22-metre line, and exclaiming ‘Mark’, after which a free kick can be taken by the catcher.
verb
  1. make a visible impression or stain on.
    he fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it
  2. write a word or symbol on (an object) in order to give information.
    she marked all her possessions with her name
    an envelope marked ‘private and confidential’
  3. indicate the position of.
    the top of the pass marks the border between Alaska and the Yukon
    we have marked the area with red stones
  4. (of a teacher or examiner) assess the standard of (written work) by assigning points for proficiency or correct answers.
    the examiner may have hundreds of scripts to mark
  5. notice or pay careful attention to.
    he'll leave you, you mark my words !
  6. (of a player in a team game) stay close to (an opponent) in order to prevent them getting or passing the ball.
    each central defender marks one attacker

Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’.

noun
  1. (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a Deutschmark.
    Germany spent billions of marks to save the French franc from speculators
  2. a former English and Scottish money of account, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence in the currency of the day.
    Sir William left 500 marks for repairing the road to Cambridge
  3. the basic monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, equal to 100 fening.

Old English marc, from Old Norse mǫrk ; probably related to mark1.

Information about Mark

  • It's a proper name.
  • The plural form of Mark is: Marks.
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Hyphenation of Mark

Mark

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Mark is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Mark synonyms

Meaning grade:

grade, score

Meaning marker:

marker, marking

Meaning target:

target

Meaning print:

print

Meaning stigma:

stigma, brand, stain

Meaning German mark:

Deutschmark

Meaning chump:

chump, fool, gull, patsy, sucker, mug

Meaning sign:

sign

Meaning scratch:

scratch, scrape, scar

Meaning crisscross:

crisscross, cross

Meaning tag:

tag, label

Meaning distinguish:

distinguish, differentiate

Meaning commemorate:

commemorate

Meaning stigmatize:

stigmatize, brand, denounce

Meaning notice:

notice, note

Meaning scar:

scar, pock, pit

Meaning score:

score, nock

Meaning set:

set

Meaning check:

check, tick

Meaning punctuate:

punctuate

Meaning a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something:

blemish

Meaning a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings:

streak

Meaning a small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it:

spot

Meaning a very small patch of colour or light:

fleck

Meaning a small round mark or spot:

dot

Meaning a dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc:

blot

Meaning a mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance:

smear

Meaning a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something:

trace

Meaning a tiny spot:

speck

Meaning a small spot or patch of colour:

speckle

Meaning a large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface:

blotch

Meaning a blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something:

smudge

Meaning a small flake of soot or other dirt or a mark left by one:

smut

Meaning a dirty mark or stain:

smirch

Meaning a mark left on a surface by a dirty or greasy finger:

fingermark

Meaning an impression or mark made on a surface by a person's fingertip, able to be used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines on the fingertips:

fingerprint

Meaning a mark impressed on a surface:

impression

Meaning a mark or outline made by pressing something on to a softer substance:

imprint

Meaning an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels:

bruise

Meaning the process of becoming discoloured, or the state of being discoloured:

discoloration

Meaning a scar, mark, or pitted area disfiguring a surface:

pockmark

Meaning a slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure:

dent

Meaning a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone:

chip

Meaning an indentation or incision on an edge or surface:

notch

Meaning a small cut or notch:

nick

Meaning a long, narrow mark or band:

line

Meaning a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane:

cut

Meaning a surgical cut made in skin or flesh:

incision

Meaning a long, deep cut or wound:

gash

Meaning a very large or fiercely burning fire:

blaze

Meaning a long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it:

stripe

Meaning an unusual, typically permanent, mark on someone's body which is there from birth:

birthmark

Meaning a blob or smear of something, typically a liquid:

splotch

Meaning a large blob or smear of something; a splotch:

splodge

Meaning a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation:

symbol

Meaning a symbol representing a letter or number:

character

Meaning a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked:

diacritic

Meaning (in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score:

goal

Meaning a purpose or intention; a desired outcome:

aim

Meaning the centre of the target in sports such as archery, shooting, and darts:

bullseye

Meaning a thing aimed at or sought; a goal:

objective

Meaning a material thing that can be seen and touched:

object

Meaning a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story:

end

Meaning the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists:

purpose

Meaning intention or purpose:

intent

Meaning a thing intended; an aim or plan:

intention

Meaning make dirty:

dirty

Meaning inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function:

damage

Meaning spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it:

deface

Meaning spoil the appearance of:

disfigure

Meaning give a name to:

name

Meaning mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it:

initial

Meaning stamp with a hallmark:

hallmark

Meaning mark (paper) with a watermark:

watermark

Meaning impress a pattern or mark on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die:

stamp

Meaning designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose:

earmark

Meaning be a sign of; strongly suggest:

indicate

Meaning mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way:

flag

Meaning mark or identify with a projecting piece of material:

tab

Meaning allow or cause (something) to be visible:

show

Meaning establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is:

identify

Meaning appoint (someone) to a specified office or post:

designate

Meaning describe or portray (something) precisely:

delineate

Meaning be a sign of; indicate:

denote

Meaning evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of:

assess

Meaning form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess:

evaluate

Meaning assess the value or quality of:

appraise

Meaning mark the errors in (a written or printed text):

correct

Meaning pay attention to; take notice of:

heed

Meaning pay attention to; obey:

mind

Meaning consider or think of in a specified way:

regard

Anagrams of Mark

kram, makr

Words that rhyme with Mark

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