noun
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
noun
a distinguishing symbol
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- the owner's mark was on all the sheep
noun
a reference point to shoot at
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- his arrow hit the mark
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a visible indication made on a surface
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- some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
- paw prints were everywhere
noun
the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
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- it was in London that he made his mark
- he left an indelible mark on the American theater
noun
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
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- And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
noun
formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
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German mark
Deutsche Mark
Deutschmark
noun
Apostle and companion of Saint Peter
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Saint Mark
St. Mark
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- assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
noun
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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noun
a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
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- his answer was just a punctuation mark
noun
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
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- he showed signs of strain
- they welcomed the signs of spring
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the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
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Gospel According to Mark
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an indication of damage
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noun
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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noun
something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
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bell ringer
bull's eye
home run
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- the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
- scored a bull's eye
- hit the mark
- the president's speech was a home run
verb
attach a tag or label to
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- label these bottles
verb
designate as if by a mark
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- This sign marks the border
verb
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait
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- sometimes in a very positive sense
- His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
verb
celebrate by some ceremony or observation
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- The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
verb
make or leave a mark on
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- the scouts marked the trail
- ash marked the believers' foreheads
verb
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
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- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
verb
notice or perceive
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- She noted that someone was following her
- mark my words
verb
mark with a scar
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- The skin disease scarred his face permanently
verb
make small marks into the surface of
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- score the clay before firing it
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establish as the highest level or best performance
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- set a record
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make underscoring marks
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verb
remove from a list
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cross off
cross out
strike out
strike off
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- Cross the name of the dead person off the list
verb
put a check mark on or near or next to
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- Please check each name on the list
- tick off the items
- mark off the units
verb
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
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- grade tests
- score the SAT essays
- mark homework
verb
insert punctuation marks into
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