Dictionary entry details
• MARK (noun)
Meaning:
A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
score; mark; grade
Context examples:
she made good marks in algebra / grade A milk / what was your score on your homework?
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
evaluation; rating; valuation (an appraisal of the value of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mark"):
grade point (a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course)
centile; percentile ((statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total)
decile ((statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores)
quartile ((statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores)
Meaning:
A distinguishing symbol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
marking; marker; mark
Context example:
the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mark"):
label (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
pip; spot (a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit))
peg; pin (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)
milepost; milestone (stone post at side of a road to show distances)
broad arrow (an arrowhead mark identifying British government property)
watermark (a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light)
postmark (a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing)
assay-mark; authentication; hallmark (a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
brand (identification mark on skin, made by burning)
earmark (identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal)
cairn (a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path)
Meaning:
A reference point to shoot at
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
target; mark
Context example:
his arrow hit the mark
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)
Meronyms (parts of "mark"):
bull; bull's eye (the center of a target)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mark"):
drogue (a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane)
clout (a target used in archery)
Meaning:
A visible indication made on a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
print; mark
Context examples:
some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks / paw prints were everywhere
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
indicant; indication (something that serves to indicate or suggest)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mark"):
line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
line (a mark that is long relative to its width)
hoof mark; hoof-mark; hoofprint (a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal)
stroke (a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing))
mintmark (a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced)
trace (a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle)
footmark; footprint; step (a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface)
Meaning:
The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
it was in London that he made his mark / he left an indelible mark on the American theater
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
effect; impression (an outward appearance)
Meaning:
A symbol of disgrace or infamy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
stigma; stain; brand; mark
Context example:
And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mark"):
cloven foot; cloven hoof (the mark of Satan)
bar sinister; bend sinister (a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left)
demerit (a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces)
Meaning:
Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Deutsche Mark; Deutschmark; German mark; mark
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
German monetary unit (monetary unit in Germany)
Meronyms (parts of "mark"):
pfennig (100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany)
Meaning:
Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Saint Mark; St. Mark; Mark
Instance hypernyms:
Apostelic Father; Apostle (any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people)
Evangelist ((when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Meaning:
A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
patsy; sucker; gull; fall guy; chump; soft touch; fool; mug; mark
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
dupe; victim (a person who is tricked or swindled)
Meaning:
A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
his answer was just a punctuation mark
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
printed symbol; written symbol (a written or printed symbol)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mark"):
punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
head; point (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer)
dollar mark; dollar sign (a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars)
ditto; ditto mark (a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated)
diacritic; diacritical mark (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
check; check mark; tick (a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.)
caret (a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text)
call mark; call number; pressmark (a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location)
broad arrow (a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing)
arrow; pointer (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
Meaning:
A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sign; mark
Context examples:
he showed signs of strain / they welcomed the signs of spring
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
clew; clue; cue (evidence that helps to solve a problem)
Meaning:
The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Gospel According to Mark; Mark
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
evangel; Gospel; Gospels (the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
Holonyms ("Mark" is a part of...):
New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)
Meaning:
An indication of damage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
scar; scrape; scratch; mark
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
Meaning:
A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
crisscross; cross; mark
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
marking (a pattern of marks)
Meaning:
Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
home run; bell ringer; bull's eye; mark
Context examples:
the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer / scored a bull's eye / hit the mark / the president's speech was a home run
Hypernyms ("mark" is a kind of...):
success (an attainment that is successful)
• MARK (verb)
Meaning:
Attach a tag or label to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
tag; mark; label
Context example:
label these bottles
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
badge (put a badge on)
code (attach a code to)
calibrate (mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units)
point (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)
point (mark with diacritics)
point (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Also:
mark down (reduce the price of)
mark up (increase the price of)
Meaning:
Designate as if by a mark
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
This sign marks the border
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
bespeak; betoken; indicate; point; signal (be a signal for or a symptom of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
blaze (indicate by marking trees with blazes)
dimension (indicate the dimensions on)
signpost (mark with a signpost, as of a path)
distinguish; signalise; signalize (make conspicuous or noteworthy)
buoy (mark with a buoy)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
differentiate; mark; distinguish
Context example:
His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
characterise; characterize; qualify (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
characterise; characterize (be characteristic of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Mark by some ceremony or observation
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
commemorate; mark
Context example:
We marked the anniversary of his death
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
celebrate; keep; observe (celebrate, as of holidays or rites)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make or leave a mark on
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
the scouts marked the trail / ash marked the believers' foreheads
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
dot (mark with a dot)
brand (burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals)
post; stake (mark with a stake)
delineate; describe; draw; line; trace (make a mark or lines on a surface)
bespot (mark with, or as if with, spots)
speck (produce specks in or on)
stripe (mark with stripes)
underline; underscore (draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to)
tip (mark with a tip)
flag (provide with a flag)
asterisk; star (mark with an asterisk)
crisscross (mark with a pattern of crossing lines)
spot (mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition)
dimple (mark with, or as if with, dimples)
red-ink (mark with red ink)
striate (mark with striae or striations)
raddle (mark or paint with raddle)
stigmatise; stigmatize (mark with a stigma or stigmata)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
mark off; mark out (set boundaries to and delimit)
Meaning:
To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
stigmatise; stigmatize; brand; denounce; mark
Context examples:
He denounced the government action / She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
label (assign a label to; designate with a label)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Notice or perceive
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
note; notice; mark
Context examples:
She noted that someone was following her / mark my words
"Mark" entails doing...:
comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
take notice (observe with special attention)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Mark with a scar
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pock; scar; pit; mark
Context example:
The skin disease scarred his face permanently
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
blemish; deface; disfigure (mar or spoil the appearance of)
"Mark" entails doing...:
incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
pockmark (mark with or as if with pockmarks)
cicatrise; cicatrize (form a scar, after an injury)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make small marks into the surface of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
nock; score; mark
Context example:
score the clay before firing it
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
notch (cut or make a notch into)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
line (mark with lines)
scribe (score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking)
scotch (make a small cut or score into)
scarify (scratch the surface of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Establish as the highest level or best performance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
set; mark
Context example:
set a record
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
establish; lay down; make (institute, enact, or establish)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make underscoring marks
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
score; mark
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
cancel; invalidate (make invalid for use)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Remove from a list
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
cross off; cross out; strike off; strike out; mark
Context example:
Cross the name of the dead person off the list
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
take away; take out (take out or remove)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put a check mark on or near or next to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
tick off; check off; mark off; tick; check; mark
Context examples:
Please check each name on the list / tick off the items / mark off the units
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
verify (confirm the truth of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
receipt (mark or stamp as paid)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
grade; score; mark
Context examples:
grade tests / score the SAT essays / mark homework
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
appraise; assess; evaluate; measure; valuate; value (place a value on; judge the worth of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Insert punctuation marks into
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
punctuate; mark
Hypernyms (to "mark" is one way to...):
add (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mark"):
quote (put quote marks around)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
