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mark / Mark > 30 senses
NOUN	1	mark, grade, score	A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
	2	mark, marker, marking	A distinguishing symbol
	3	mark, target	A reference point to shoot at
	4	mark, print	A visible indication made on a surface
	5	mark	The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
	6	mark, stigma, brand, stain	A symbol of disgrace or infamy
	7	mark, German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark	Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
	8	Mark, Saint Mark, St. Mark	Apostle and companion of Saint Peter
	9	mark, chump, fool, gull, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug	A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
	10	mark	A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
	11	mark, sign	A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
	12	Mark, Gospel According to Mark	The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
	13	mark, scratch, scrape, scar	An indication of damage
	14	mark, crisscross, cross	Marking consisting of crossing lines
	15	mark, bell ringer, bull's eye, home run	Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
VERB	1	mark, tag, label	Attach a tag or label to
	2	mark	Designate as if by a mark
	3	mark, distinguish, differentiate	Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait
	4	mark, commemorate	Mark by some ceremony or observation
	5	mark	Make or leave a mark on
	6	mark, stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce	To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
	7	mark, notice, note	Notice or perceive
	8	mark, scar, pock, pit	Mark with a scar
	9	mark, score, nock	Make small marks into the surface of
	10	mark, set	Establish as the highest level or best performance
	11	mark, score	Make underscoring marks
	12	mark, cross off, cross out, strike out, strike off	Remove from a list
	13	mark, check, check off, mark off, tick off, tick	Put a check mark on or next to
	14	mark, grade, score	Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
	15	mark, punctuate	Insert punctuation marks into

mark / Mark > pronunciation
Sounds	maa'rk
Rhymes	aardvark, arc, ark / Ark, and 37 more rhymes in aark at the HyperDic website...

mark > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).
Examples	"she made good marks in algebra"
Synonyms	grade, score
Narrower	grade point; percentile, centile; decile; quartile
Broader	evaluation, valuation, rating

mark > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A distinguishing symbol.
Examples	"the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
Synonyms	marker, marking
Narrower	earmark; brand; trademark; authentication, hallmark, assay-mark; postmark; watermark; broad arrow; milestone, milepost; peg, pin; spot, pip; label; cairn
Broader	symbol
Verbs	mark; mark

mark > noun 3, communication
Meaning	A reference point to shoot at.
Examples	"his arrow hit the mark"
Synonyms	target
Parts	bull's eye, bull
Narrower	clout; drogue
Broader	reference point, point of reference, reference

mark > noun 4, communication
Meaning	A visible indication made on a surface.
Examples	"some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"
Synonyms	print
Narrower	footprint, footmark, step; trace; mintmark; stroke; hoofprint, hoof mark, hoof-mark; line; line
Broader	indication, indicant
Verbs	mark; mark; mark

mark > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember.
Examples	"it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
Broader	impression, effect

mark > noun 6, communication
Meaning	A symbol of disgrace or infamy.
Examples	"And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
Synonyms	stigma, brand, stain
Narrower	demerit; bar sinister, bend sinister; cloven hoof, cloven foot
Broader	symbol
Verbs	mark

mark > noun 7, quantity
Meaning	Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany.
Synonyms	German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark
Parts	pfennig
Broader	German monetary unit

Mark > noun 8, person
Meaning	Apostle and companion of Saint Peter. Assumed to be the author of the second Gospel.
Synonyms	Saint Mark, St. Mark
Broader	Apostle; Evangelist; saint

mark > noun 9, person
Meaning	A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
Synonyms	chump, fool, gull, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
Broader	victim, dupe

mark > noun 10, communication
Meaning	A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).
Examples	"his answer was just a punctuation mark"
Narrower	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
Broader	written symbol, printed symbol
Verbs	mark

mark > noun 11, communication
Meaning	A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened).
Synonyms	sign
Broader	clue, clew, cue
Verbs	mark

Mark > noun 12, communication
Meaning	The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament.
Synonyms	Gospel According to Mark
Part of	New Testament
Broader	book; Gospel, Gospels, evangel

mark > noun 13, attribute
Meaning	An indication of damage.
Synonyms	scratch, scrape, scar
Broader	blemish, defect, mar
Verbs	mark

mark > noun 14, attribute
Meaning	Marking consisting of crossing lines.
Synonyms	crisscross, cross
Broader	marking
Verbs	mark; mark

mark > noun 15, act
Meaning	Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal.
Examples	"hit the mark"
Synonyms	bell ringer, bull's eye, home run
Broader	success
Verbs	mark

mark > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Attach a tag or label to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something
Synonyms	tag, label
Narrower	point; point; point; calibrate; code; badge
Broader	attach
Similar to	mark
See also	mark up; mark down
Nouns	marking

mark > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Designate as if by a mark.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"This sign marks the border"
Narrower	blaze; dimension; signpost; signalize, signalise, distinguish; buoy
Broader	bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
Similar to	distinguish, mark, differentiate
Nouns	mark; marker; marker

mark > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait. Sometimes in a very positive sense.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	distinguish, differentiate
Narrower	characterize, characterise
Broader	qualify, characterize, characterise
Similar to	mark
Nouns	marker, mark

mark > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Mark by some ceremony or observation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"We marked the anniversary of his death"
Synonyms	commemorate
Broader	observe, celebrate, keep

mark > verb 5, change
Meaning	Make or leave a mark on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"mark the trail so that we can find our way back"
Narrower	dot; stigmatize, stigmatise; raddle; striate; red-ink; dimple; spot; crisscross; star, asterisk; flag; tip; underline, underscore; stripe; speck; bespot; trace, draw, line, describe, delineate; stake, post; brand
Broader	change, alter, modify
Similar to	tag, label, mark
See also	mark off, mark out
Nouns	marking; marker; mark; mark

mark > verb 6, social
Meaning	To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce
Broader	label
Nouns	mark

mark > verb 7, perception
Meaning	Notice or perceive.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples	"mark my words"
Synonyms	notice, note
Entails	perceive, comprehend
Narrower	take notice
Contrary	ignore
Nouns	mark

mark > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Mark with a scar.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	scar, pock, pit
Entails	incise
Narrower	pockmark; cicatrize, cicatrise
Broader	deface, disfigure, blemish
Similar to	score, nock, mark
Nouns	mark

mark > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Make small marks into the surface of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	score, nock
Narrower	scarify; scotch; scribe; line
Broader	notch
Similar to	scar, mark, pock, pit
Nouns	mark; mark

mark > verb 10, communication
Meaning	Establish as the highest level or best performance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	set
Broader	lay down, establish, make
Nouns	mark

mark > verb 11, communication
Meaning	Make underscoring marks.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	score
Narrower	cancel, invalidate
Broader	record, enter, put down
Nouns	mark; marker; mark

mark > verb 12, communication
Meaning	Remove from a list.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	cross off, cross out, strike out, strike off
Broader	take away, take out

mark > verb 13, cognition
Meaning	Put a check mark on or next to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	check, check off, mark off, tick off, tick
Narrower	receipt
Broader	verify
Similar to	check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into; see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

mark > verb 14, cognition
Meaning	Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"mark homework"
Synonyms	grade, score
Broader	measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
Nouns	marking

mark > verb 15, change
Meaning	Insert punctuation marks into.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	punctuate
Narrower	quote
Broader	add