mark
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2.0
- noun
- /mɑrk/
:
signo
- On her way, she left the marks of her dejection in the shape of gigantic sandal prints.
- quotation marks
- exclamation mark
- question mark
So there's a huge question mark over what this means.
- So there's a huge question mark over what this means.
- Yeah, lowercase T quotation mark* italic truth that you're expressing.
- Well, great big check mark, the Zoe membership works.
- So we could think about the the marks that God has placed within the mind.
Examples
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As a step was completed, the instructor placed a check mark next to it.
Academic text (2012) -
The mark from Theo, the mark from Kansas.
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Yeah, we need a check mark check.
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If you see another mark like this, watch out.
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artists in the whole world come here to put their mark on the walls of this neighborhood.
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PepsiCo owns the mark for Super Bowl.
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I think you just put a punctuation mark on the podcast.
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A simple tally mark is put into that category until the next interval.
Academic text (2011) -
Ancient Peruvians gave themselves elongated skulls as a mark of status.
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Her signature is a unique mark that customers recognize immediately.
Synonyms
574
1.0
A small dot that separates whole numbers from decimals
136
3.2
A written sign such as a letter or number
77
3.4
A name, symbol, or design legally used by a company to show who made a product
73
1.0
A mark made by pressing or printing to show official approval
73
2.7
A mark, like a letter, that stands for something
71
2.0
A sign or symbol that shows who something belongs to
69
3.0
A pattern or sign on something that helps you tell it apart
29
1.3
Marks like a period or comma that show pauses and sentence meaning
22
4.9
A word, number and symbol that shows a person or thing
22
2.8
A long mark used to show a pause or break in a sentence
14
3.5
An official mark stamped on a letter showing the date and place it was sent
11
2.4
A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it
8
1.1
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
4
5.6
A clear feature that helps you recognize someone or something
4
7.7
A symbol or word that stands for something else
3
4.4
A faint design in paper you see when you hold it up to the light
3
1.0
A small mark like ✓ that shows something is correct or finished
1
2.4
A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface
1
1.3
A symbol like a period or comma that separates sentences and shows meaning
1
4.6
A short line written under a letter or word often used instead of a space
1
8.8
A mark that shows where to add words or letters in written text
1
5.8
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
1
9.9
A written symbol that stands for a whole word or phrase
A written mark, like a letter, that stands for a sound or idea
A mark made when writing or printing, like a letter
A stamp that shows the date something was made or checked
A mark with numbers or letters that shows where a book is on library shelves
A code written on a book to show where it is on the library shelves
A sign above a note that shows it should be played with strong emphasis
The sign '#' used before words to make hashtags and on phone keypads
A stripe on a uniform showing how many years someone has served
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
Antonyms
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 Identifying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mark for a symbol or label began as a sign put on things to show who they belong to, like a brand, so a mark now means a sign that identifies or separates someone or something.