mark

Noun

• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
  • the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
    
  • scored a bull's eye
    
  • hit the mark
    
  • the president's speech was a home run
    

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• an indication of damage

• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
  • he showed signs of strain
    
  • they welcomed the signs of spring
    

• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  • his answer was just a punctuation mark
    

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  • And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis
    

• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
  • it was in London that he made his mark
    
  • he left an indelible mark on the American theater
    

• a visible indication made on a surface
  • some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
    
  • paw prints were everywhere
    

• a reference point to shoot at
  • his arrow hit the mark
    

• a distinguishing symbol
  • the owner's mark was on all the sheep
    

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
  • she made good marks in algebra
    
  • grade A milk
    
  • what was your score on your homework?
    

Verb

• insert punctuation marks into

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
  • grade tests
    
  • score the SAT essays
    
  • mark homework
    

• put a check mark on or near or next to
  • Please check each name on the list
    
  • tick off the items
    
  • mark off the units
    

• remove from a list
  • Cross the name of the dead person off the list
    

• make underscoring marks

• establish as the highest level or best performance
  • set a record
    

• make small marks into the surface of
  • score the clay before firing it
    

• mark with a scar
  • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
    

• notice or perceive
  • She noted that someone was following her
    
  • mark my words
    

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
  • He denounced the government action
    
  • She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
    

• make or leave a mark on
  • the scouts marked the trail
    
  • ash marked the believers' foreheads
    

• mark by some ceremony or observation
  • The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
    

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
  • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
    

• designate as if by a mark
  • This sign marks the border
    

• attach a tag or label to
  • label these bottles
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bell ringer , bull's eye , home run , crisscross , cross , scratch , scrape , scar , Mark , Gospel According to Mark , sign , chump , fool , gull , patsy , fall guy , sucker , soft touch , mug , Saint Mark , St. Mark , German mark , Deutsche Mark , Deutschmark , stigma , brand , stain , print , target , marker , m