mark  /ˈmɑrk/ ? Meaning of "mark"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
  2. (n) a distinguishing symbol
  3. (n) a reference point to shoot at
  4. (n) a visible indication made on a surface
  5. (n) the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
  6. (n) a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  7. (n) formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
  8. (n) Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
  9. (n) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  10. (n) a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  11. (n) a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
  12. (n) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
  13. (n) an indication of damage
  14. (n) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
  15. (n) something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
  16. (v) attach a tag or label to
  17. (v) designate as if by a mark
  18. (v) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
  19. (v) mark by some ceremony or observation
  20. (v) make or leave a mark on
  21. (v) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
  22. (v) notice or perceive
  23. (v) mark with a scar
  24. (v) make small marks into the surface of
  25. (v) establish as the highest level or best performance
  26. (v) make underscoring marks
  27. (v) remove from a list
  28. (v) put a check mark on or near or next to
  29. (v) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
  30. (v) insert punctuation marks into

Usage(s):

  • A former prefabricated-house salesman and state legislator, Siljander made his mark by mixing politics and religion.

Quotes

  • "Today does not mark the end of our economic troubles," Obama said today at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. "Nor does it constitute all of what we must do to turn our economy around. But it does mark the beginning of the end - the...
    on Feb 17, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: ABC News

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