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";
