mark
468
1.0
- noun
- /mɑrk/
:
marca
- You can see the scorch marks here on the stainless steel.
- bite marks
- tire marks
- visible marks
OK, OK, so there are little marks down here at the front.
- OK, OK, so there are little marks down here at the front.
- And so I would cut maybe right around this mark right about there.
- My purse, which has a big rubby mark on it, What is that?
- The enormous number of tiny little marks that the predators make.
- Also, there's like some weird mark in there and I don't know what that is.
- What about the top left one mark right here.
Examples
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Thick grey marks as if of chalk.
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You can see the small red mark left by the paintbrush on the canvas.
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Let me put a little mark at these points here.
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OK, OK, so there are little marks down here at the front.
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You probably left a permanent mark on my body.
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You can see three dark spots or marks, all in a row.
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Sorry for the scratch marks.
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It's hot, but there's no mark, no burn mark at all.
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Doctor, in making these tests... ...did you notice any bruises or marks on Mrs. Manion?
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Our man wasn't marked at all, while the G.I. had some marks on his face.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
427
1.0
A permanent mark on skin or another surface after a wound heals
419
2.0
A mark left on a surface by a hand, foot, or paw
224
1.4
A mark that makes something a different color and is hard to remove
203
1.6
A thin shallow mark on skin or a surface made by something sharp
109
1.0
A mark of two lines that meet, often at right angles
52
4.1
A mark left on a surface when something presses into it
43
1.3
A mark on the skin you are born with that has a different color or feel
30
1.9
A dirty mark on something that makes it look untidy
30
1.3
A mark on a surface caused by rubbing it against something hard
24
2.5
A mark left by a hand pressed on a surface showing its shape
24
4.3
A very small spot that stands out on a surface
22
4.2
A mark made when something presses into a surface or the tool that makes it
19
3.2
A mark left by the pad of a thumb used to identify a person
15
3.9
A small mark that spoils the look of skin or an object
14
4.1
A messy mark left on a surface by a substance
13
7.8
A small cut made on a surface to show a number
13
3.7
A narrow line on the skin that appears after fast weight gain or pregnancy
12
3.2
A dark line on a road where a tire slides during a sudden stop
11
2.4
A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it
8
2.7
A small mark often made by ink or dirt
8
2.6
A scratch or mark made when one thing rubs another
3
4.8
A large uneven mark of color or dirt on a surface
3
3.4
A small spot of a different color on a surface
3
4.4
A faint design in paper you see when you hold it up to the light
1
2.4
A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface
1
9.9
A small spot or stain on a surface
1
6.3
A mark on a shirt or carpet that cannot be removed
A dirty mark that spoils the look of clothing or fabric
Small dirty marks on surfaces or paper
A visible mark left by a finger, often when it is dirty
A mark left in soft ground by an animal's foot like a horse
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.1
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Compounds
8
1.1
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
3
1.1
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
- Specialized
1
5.8
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock
- Specialized
A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
- Specialized
A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North
- Archaic
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go
- Specialized
A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mark as a noun originally meant a 'sign' or 'border', so a mark is a spot, line, or stain that shows where something is or what it is.