mark
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4.9
- noun
- /mɑrk/
:
blanco
- The archer aimed carefully at the mark placed on the target before releasing the arrow.
- miss the mark
- hit the mark
- far off the mark
Sin means to miss the mark, to not aim correctly.
- Sin means to miss the mark, to not aim correctly.
- I mean, no one kind of hits the mark quite like she does.
- Our councils are all astray in that they have no mark to aim at.
- That's when the that's when the arrow finds its mark, let's say.
- So how much have they hit the mark for you guys and how much they have they not?
- Around the three month mark, that's when I saw really great change in my skin.
- Wow all right, so we're at the six hour mark.
- We have speed, we have a mark and action.
Examples
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On your mark, get set, go.
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He made three settlement offers to to you near the half million mark, correct?
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When he crosses the mark, I make the drop.
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Sin means to miss the mark, to not aim correctly.
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His shot in the dark had found an unexpected mark, and he pressed for information.
Fiction book (1991) -
It was wild to hit that mark and then feel all kinds of new energy.
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I might never hit my mark, and I doubted our two marks would ever be the same.
Fiction book (1993) -
When the buzzer finally sounded at the half-hour mark, she switched off her board.
Fiction book (1990) -
To win the competition, the athlete must hit the mark exactly at the specified distance.
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During practice, the shooter kept missing the mark, so he decided to adjust his stance.
Synonyms
917
2.0
An object people aim at in shooting or archery
27
6.8
The center of a target that scores the most points
7
4.4
The center of a target that gives the highest score when you hit it
A distant target on the ground used in archery
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 Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mark for a target comes from the same 'sign' idea, so the mark is the spot you aim at or try to hit.