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Definition:

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";

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";

marking consisting of crossing lines;

an indication of damage;

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?";

the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament;

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";

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

formerly the basic unit of money in Germany;

insert punctuation marks into;

make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back";

mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death";

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

assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework";

put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items";

remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list";

designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He indicated where the border ended";

make underscoring marks;

establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record";

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

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

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

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

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";

See Also: mark off, mark out, mark down, mark up

Hyponyms: grade point, percentile, centile, decile, quartile, demerit, bar sinister, bend sinister, cloven hoof, cloven foot, footprint, footmark, step, trace, mintmark, stroke, hoofprint, hoof mark, hoof-mark, line, arrow, pointer, broad arrow, call mark, call number, pressmark, caret, check mark, check, tick, diacritical mark, diacritic, ditto mark, ditto, dollar mark, dollar sign, point, head, punctuation, punctuation mark, clout, drogue, earmark, brand, trademark, authentication, hallmark, assay-mark, postmark, watermark, milestone, milepost, peg, pin, spot, pip, label, cairn, quote, dot, stigmatize, stigmatise, raddle, striate, red-ink, dimple, crisscross, star, asterisk, flag, tip, underline, underscore, stripe, speck, bespot, draw, describe, delineate, stake, post, characterize, characterise, receipt, blaze, dimension, signpost, signalize, signalise, distinguish, buoy, cancel, invalidate, scarify, scotch, scribe, pockmark, cicatrize, cicatrise, calibrate, code, badge, take notice

Grouped Verbs: tag, label, check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into, see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure, distinguish, differentiate, scar, pock, pit, score, nock

Entailments: incise, perceive, comprehend

Part Meronyms: New Testament

Derivational Morphology: set, score, nock, cross, crisscross, scar, pock, pit, scratch, scrape, scratch up, grate, grade, rate, rank, range, order, place, notice, note, signify, tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile, stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, post, distinguish, differentiate, tag, label, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up, fool, gull, befool, dupe, slang, cod, put on, put one over, put one across, punctuation, punctuation mark, print, marker, marking, commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation, deviation, divergence, departure, difference, differentiation, distinction, grading, scoring, scorekeeper, scorer, gradation, graduation, grader, check mark, check, tick, bell ringer, bull's eye, home run, scotch, fossa, pitting, roughness, indentation, cicatrix, cicatrice, sign, observation, observance, noticer, stigma, denunciation, denouncement, stigmatization, stigmatisation, branding

Language Translations:
Bosnian: marka		Catalan: Marc and marca
Croatian: marka		Danish: Marcus
Dutch: Mark and markering		Estonian: mark
Finnish: markka and Markus and merkki		French: Marc and mark and marque
German: Mark and Zeichen		Hebrew: סימן
Hungarian: Márk		Icelandic: Markús
Italian: Marco and segno		Japanese: マーク
Latin: Marcus		Polish: Marek
Portuguese: marco		Romanian: marcă
Russian: Марк and марка		Slovene: Marko and oznaka
Spanish: marca and marco and Marcos		Swedish: mark and Markus and märke

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