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Meaning
Noun
●
Boundary,
land
within a
boundary
.
A
boundary
; a
border
or frontier.
A boundary-post or fence.
A
stone
or
post
used to
indicate
position
and
guide
travellers.
A type of small
region
or principality.
A common, or area of
common land
, especially among early Germanic peoples.
●
Characteristic,
sign
,
visible
impression.
An
omen
; a
symptomatic
indicator
of something.
A
characteristic
feature.
A
visible
impression
or
sign
; a
blemish
,
scratch
, or
stain
, whether
accidental
or intentional.
A
sign
or
brand
on a person.
A
written
character
or sign.
A
stamp
or other
indication
of
provenance
, quality etc.
Resemblance,
likeness
, image.
A particular design or
make of
an
item
(now usually with
following
numeral).
A
score
for
finding
the
correct
answer
, or other
academic
achievement
; the
sum
of such
points
gained
as
out of
a possible total.
●
Indicator of
position
,
objective
etc.
A
target
for
shooting
at with a projectile.
An
indication
or
sign
used for
reference
or measurement.
The
target
or
intended
victim
of a
swindle
,
fixed
game
or
con game
; a
gullible
person.
The
female
genitals.
A
catch
of the
ball
directly
from a
kick
of 10
metres
or more without having been
touched
in transit
,
resulting
in a
free
kick
.
A
score
for a
sporting
achievement.
An
official
note
that is
added
to a
record
kept
about
someone's
behavior
or performance.
The
model number
of a
device
; a
device
model.
Limit or
standard
of
action
or fact.
Badge or
sign
of
honour
,
rank
, or
official
station.
Preeminence; high position.
●
In Sports:
Indicator of
position
,
objective
etc.
The
line
indicating
an athlete's starting-point.
●
In Cooking:
Indicator of
position
,
objective
etc.
A
specified
level on a
scale
denoting
gas-powered
oven
temperatures.
●
In Logic:
Indicator of
position
,
objective
etc.
A
characteristic
or
essential
attribute
; a differential.
●
In Nautical:
Indicator of
position
,
objective
etc.
One of the
bits
of
leather
or
coloured
bunting
placed
upon a
sounding line
at intervals
of from two to
five
fathoms
. (The
unmarked
fathoms
are called "deeps".)
●
Attention.
Attention, notice.
Importance,
noteworthiness
. (Generally in
postmodifier
“of mark”.)
Regard; respect.
●
In Professional wrestling:
Condescending
label
of a
wrestling
fan
who
refuses
to
believe
that
pro wrestling
is
predetermined
and/or
choreographed.
●
A
half
pound
, a
traditional
unit
of
mass
equivalent
to 226.8 g.
●
Similar half-pound
units
in other
measurement
systems,
chiefly
used for
gold
and silver.
●
A
half
pound
, a
former
English and Scottish
currency
equivalent
to 13
shillings
and
fourpence
and
notionally
equivalent
to a
mark
of
sterling
silver.
●
Other
similar
currencies
notionally
equal
to a
mark
of
silver
or gold.
●
A
former
currency
of Germany and West Germany.
●
In Galaxies:
Abbreviation of Markarian.
Verb
●
To
put
a
mark
on (something); to make (something)
recognizable
by a
mark
; to
label
or
write
on (something).
●
To
leave a mark
(often an
undesirable
or
unwanted
one) on (something).
●
To have a
long-lasting
negative
impact on (someone or something).
●
To create an
indication
of (a location).
●
To be an
indication
of (something); to show where (something) is located.
●
To
indicate
(something)
in writing
or by other symbols.
●
To create (a
mark
) on a surface.
●
To
celebrate
or
acknowledge
(an
event
) through an
action
of some kind.
●
To
identify
(someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
●
To
assign
(someone) to a particular
category
or class.
●
To choose or
intend
(someone) for a particular end or purpose.
●
To be a
point in time
or
space
at which something
takes place
; to
accompany
or be
accompanied
by (an
event
,
action
, etc.); to
coincide
with.
●
To be
typical
or
characteristic
of (something).
●
To
distinguish
(one person or
thing
from another).
●
To focus
one's
attention
on (something or someone); to
pay attention
to, to
take note
of.
●
To become
aware
of (something) through the physical senses.
●
To
hold
(someone) in
one's
line
of sight.
●
In British English & Canadian English:
To
indicate
the
correctness
of and give a
score
to (a school
assignment
,
exam
answers
, etc.).
●
To
record
that (someone) has a particular status.
●
To keep
account of
; to
enumerate
and
register
; to keep score.
●
In Sports:
To
follow
a
player
not in
possession
of the
ball
when
defending
, to
prevent
them
receiving
a
pass
easily.
●
In Australian rules football:
To
catch
the
ball
directly
from a
kick
of 15
metres
or more without having been
touched
in transit
,
resulting
in a
free
kick
.
●
In Golf:
To
put
a
marker
in the place of
one's
ball.
●
In Singing:
To
sing
softly
, sometimes an
octave
lower than
usual
, in order to
protect
one's
voice
during a rehearsal.
●
In Marching:
Alternative form of march.
Name
●
A
male
given name
from Latin.
●
A surname.
●
Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, the first
patriarch
of Alexandria,
credited
with the
authorship
of the Gospel of Mark.
●
The Gospel of St. Mark, a
book
of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the
four
gospel
s.
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Wiktionary
Origin
mark
English
mark
Middle English (1100-1500)
marc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
mearc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Heed
Observance
Attention
Marke
Merk
Marc
Marco
Blemish
Scar
Scratch
Stain
Demonstrate
Indicate
Manifest
Reveal
Show
Signal
Display
Write
Draw
Trace
Commemorate
Solemnize
Classify
Destine
Target
Represent
See
Characterize
Typify
Observe
Watch
Hear
Note
Notice
Perceive
Grade
Score
Betoken
Fish
Point
Dupe
Quarry
Attend
Imperfection
Mark Out
Look At
Live One
Pay Attention
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Related
Label
Dot
Sign
Stamp
Tag
Record
Cross
Seal
Highlight
Finish
Block
Display
Check
Track
Target
Place
Show
Symbol
Pin
Peak
Represent
Celebrate
Threshold
Logo
Define
Limit
Signify
Badge
Milestone
Cap
Capture
Line
Trace
Indicate
Brand
Describe
Denote
View
Peter
Depict
Figure
Nail
Identify
Recognize
Commemorate
Locate
Score
Frame
Smudge
Matthew
John
Fill
Imprint
Clock
Observe
Draw
Strike
Close
Count
Spot
Flag
Peg
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Rhymes
Arc
Ark
Mark
Park
Mark
Sark
Hark
Narc
Nark
Yark
Fark
Cark
Lark
Bark
Dark
Shark
Stark
Snark
Clark
Chark
Clerk
Stark
Spark
Chlark
Embark
Remark
Unpark
Barque
Remarks
Re-Mark
Grimdark
Disembark
Car Park
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