mark
noun
[ mɑːk ]
• 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"
Similar:
blemish,
streak,
spot,
fleck,
dot,
blot,
stain,
smear,
trace,
speck,
speckle,
blotch,
smudge,
smut,
smirch,
fingermark,
fingerprint,
impression,
imprint,
bruise,
discoloration,
scar,
pit,
pockmark,
pock,
scratch,
dent,
chip,
notch,
nick,
line,
score,
cut,
incision,
gash,
marking,
blaze,
stripe,
birthmark,
splotch,
splodge,
stigma,
• a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something.
• "the first syllable has a stress mark"
• 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"
• (followed by a numeral) a particular model or type of a vehicle or machine.
• "a Mark 10 Jaguar"
• a target.
• "few bullets could have missed their mark"
Similar:
target,
goal,
aim,
bullseye,
objective,
object,
end,
purpose,
intent,
intention,
• 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.
mark
verb
• make a visible impression or stain on.
• "he fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it"
Similar:
discolour,
stain,
smear,
smudge,
streak,
blotch,
blot,
blemish,
dirty,
smirch,
damage,
deface,
disfigure,
pockmark,
pit,
bruise,
scrape,
scratch,
scar,
dent,
chip,
nick,
notch,
score,
cut,
gash,
splotch,
splodge,
• write a word or symbol on (an object) in order to give information.
• "she marked all her possessions with her name"
Similar:
put one's name on,
name,
initial,
put one's seal on,
label,
tag,
hallmark,
watermark,
brand,
stamp,
earmark,
indicate,
flag,
tab,
show the position of,
show,
identify,
designate,
delineate,
denote,
tick,
• indicate the position of.
• "the top of the pass marks the border between Alaska and the Yukon"
• (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"
• notice or pay careful attention to.
• "he'll leave you, you mark my words !"
Similar:
take heed of,
pay heed to,
heed,
listen to,
take note/notice of,
pay attention to,
attend to,
note,
mind,
bear in mind,
give (a) thought to,
take into consideration,
take to heart,
regard,
• (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"
Origin:
Old English mearc, gemerce (noun), mearcian (verb), of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin margo ‘margin’.
mark
noun
• (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"
• 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"
• the basic monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, equal to 100 fening.
Origin:
Old English marc, from Old Norse mǫrk ; probably related to mark1.
of mark
• having importance or distinction.
• "he had been a man of mark"
