English noun: mark | |||
1. | mark (cognition) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | ||
Samples | She made good marks in algebra. Grade A milk. What was your score on your homework?. | ||
Synonyms | grade, score | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluation, rating, valuation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | centile, decile, grade point, percentile, quartile | ||
2. | mark (communication) a distinguishing symbol | ||
Samples | The owner's mark was on all the sheep. | ||
Synonyms | marker, marking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assay-mark, authentication, brand, broad arrow, cairn, earmark, hallmark, label, milepost, milestone, peg, pin, pip, postmark, spot, trademark, watermark | ||
3. | mark (communication) a reference point to shoot at | ||
Samples | His arrow hit the mark. | ||
Synonyms | target | ||
Broader (hypernym) | point of reference, reference, reference point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clout, drogue | ||
Part holonym | bull, bull's eye | ||
4. | mark (communication) a visible indication made on a surface | ||
Samples | Some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks. Paw prints were everywhere. | ||
Synonyms | |||
Broader (hypernym) | indicant, indication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fingerprint, footmark, footprint, hoof mark, hoof-mark, hoofprint, line, line, mintmark, step, stroke, trace | ||
5. | mark (attribute) the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember | ||
Samples | It was in London that he made his mark. He left an indelible mark on the American theater. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effect, impression | ||
6. | mark (communication) a symbol of disgrace or infamy | ||
Samples | And the Lord set a mark upon Cain. | ||
Synonyms | brand, stain, stigma | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bar sinister, bend sinister, cloven foot, cloven hoof, demerit | ||
7. | mark (quantity) formerly the basic unit of money in Germany | ||
Synonyms | Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, German mark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | German monetary unit | ||
Part holonym | pfennig | ||
8. | Mark (person) Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel | ||
Synonyms | Saint Mark, St. Mark | ||
Instance hypernym | Apostelic Father, Apostle, Evangelist, saint | ||
9. | mark (person) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | ||
Synonyms | chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dupe, victim | ||
10. | mark (communication) a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) | ||
Samples | His answer was just a punctuation mark. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | printed symbol, written symbol | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arrow, broad arrow, call mark, call number, caret, check, check mark, diacritic, diacritical mark, ditto, ditto mark, dollar mark, dollar sign, head, point, pointer, pressmark, punctuation, punctuation mark, tick | ||
11. | mark (communication) a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | ||
Samples | He showed signs of strain. They welcomed the signs of spring. | ||
Synonyms | sign | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clew, clue, cue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | token | ||
12. | Mark (communication) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament | ||
Synonyms | Gospel According to Mark | ||
Instance hypernym | book, evangel, Gospel, Gospels | ||
Part meronym | New Testament | ||
13. | mark (attribute) an indication of damage | ||
Synonyms | scar, scrape, scratch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blemish, defect, mar | ||
14. | mark (attribute) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | ||
Synonyms | crisscross, cross | ||
Broader (hypernym) | marking | ||
15. | mark (act) something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal | ||
Samples | The new advertising campaign was a bell ringer. Scored a bull's eye. Hit the mark. The president's speech was a home run. | ||
Synonyms | bell ringer, bull's eye, home run | ||
Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
Domain usage | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||
English verb: mark | |||
1. | mark (contact) attach a tag or label to | ||
Samples | Label these bottles. | ||
Synonyms | label, tag | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | badge, brand, brandmark, calibrate, code, point, point, point, trademark | ||
Verb group | mark | ||
2. | mark (communication) designate as if by a mark | ||
Samples | This sign marks the border. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blaze, buoy, dimension, distinguish, signalise, signalize, signpost | ||
Verb group | differentiate, distinguish, mark | ||
3. | mark (cognition) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense | ||
Samples | His modesty distinguishes him from his peers. | ||
Synonyms | differentiate, distinguish | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | characterise, characterize, qualify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | characterise, characterize | ||
Verb group | mark | ||
4. | mark (cognition) mark by some ceremony or observation | ||
Samples | The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade. | ||
Synonyms | commemorate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | celebrate, keep, observe | ||
5. | mark (change) make or leave a mark on | ||
Samples | The scouts marked the trail. Ash marked the believers' foreheads. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | asterisk, bespot, brand, crisscross, delineate, describe, dimple, dot, draw, flag, ink, line, post, raddle, speck, spot, stake, star, stigmatise, stigmatize, striate, stripe, tip, trace, underline, underscore | ||
Verb group | label, mark, tag | ||
6. | mark (social) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | ||
Samples | He denounced the government action. She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock. | ||
Synonyms | brand, denounce, stigmatise, stigmatize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | label | ||
7. | mark (perception) notice or perceive | ||
Samples | She noted that someone was following her. Mark my words. | ||
Synonyms | note, notice | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | take notice | ||
Entail | comprehend, perceive | ||
Antonyms | ignore | ||
8. | mark (contact) mark with a scar | ||
Samples | The skin disease scarred his face permanently. | ||
Synonyms | pit, pock, scar | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blemish, deface, disfigure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cicatrise, cicatrize, pockmark | ||
Entail | incise | ||
Verb group | mark, nock, score | ||
9. | mark (contact) make small marks into the surface of | ||
Samples | Score the clay before firing it. | ||
Synonyms | nock, score | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | notch | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | line, scarify, scotch, scribe | ||
Verb group | mark, pit, pock, scar | ||
10. | mark (communication) establish as the highest level or best performance | ||
Samples | Set a record. | ||
Synonyms | set | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | establish, lay down, make | ||
11. | mark (communication) make underscoring marks | ||
Synonyms | score | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enter, put down, record | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cancel, invalidate | ||
12. | mark (communication) remove from a list | ||
Samples | Cross the name of the dead person off the list. | ||
Synonyms | cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | take away, take out | ||
13. | mark (cognition) put a check mark on or near or next to | ||
Samples | Please check each name on the list. Tick off the items. Mark off the units. | ||
Synonyms | check, check off, mark off, tick, tick off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | verify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | receipt | ||
Verb group | ascertain, assure, check, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, control, ensure, go over, insure, look into, see, see to it, suss out | ||
14. | mark (cognition) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | ||
Samples | Grade tests. Score the SAT essays. Mark homework. | ||
Synonyms | grade, score | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value | ||
15. | mark (change) insert punctuation marks into | ||
Synonyms | punctuate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | quote | ||