mark
Sign or grade
The essential idea of mark is a thing that stands as a visible sign for something else: Leave a mark where you stopped.
This general meaning has spawned numerous related senses, both other nouns and verbs.
Having or bearing all the marks of something gives a strong impression that it is true: The review had all the marks of being hastily written.
When you mark something, you make a visible record, and the thing made is called a mark: What are those marks on your arm? Mark the area where you want the couch to go.
Schoolwork-related scores are also called marks, and a teacher marks the work of her students.
Mark conveys a target in expressions like beside the mark and wide of the mark.
Exact center target
- aimPurpose or direction
- crosshairsIntersecting sighting lines
- preyAnimal being hunted
- quarryPit for extracting rock
victim · scapegoat · patsy · fall guy · sights · objective · focal point
Company identifying symbol
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
stamp · imprint · seal · crest · monogram · branding · certification · nameplate
Mark or location
- blotMark left by spillage
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
streak · splotch · splatter · smear · scuff · tarnish · birthmark · bruise
Shallow surface cut
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
indentation · slit · gash · cut · kerf · serration · scallop · slot
Handwritten personal signature
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- initialsAbbreviated personal letters
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- flourishTo grow vigorously
endorsement · countersign · thumbprint · witness · signatory
Sign revealing status
- signMark conveying information
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- notationSystem of written symbols
punctuation · accent · diacritic · checkmark · tick · asterisk · bullet · annotation
Numerical standing in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- pointsUnits of tally
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
assessment · credit · pass · fail · rubric · correction · feedback
Staged authenticity in wrestling
Former Finnish monetary unit
- pfennigFormer German centesimal unit
- banknotePrinted legal tender
- denominationNamed religious group
bullseye
Exact center target
- aimPurpose or direction
- crosshairsIntersecting sighting lines
- preyAnimal being hunted
quarry · victim · scapegoat · patsy · fall guy · sights · objective · focal point
logo
Company identifying symbol
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
badge · stamp · imprint · seal · crest · monogram · branding · certification · nameplate · logotype
spot
Mark or location
discoloration · streak · splotch · splatter · smear · scuff · tarnish · birthmark · bruise · scar
nick
Shallow surface cut
incision · indentation · slit · gash · cut · kerf · serration · scallop · slot · dent
autograph
Handwritten personal signature
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- initialsAbbreviated personal letters
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
flourish · endorsement · countersign · thumbprint · witness · signatory
indicator
Sign revealing status
notation · punctuation · accent · diacritic · checkmark · tick · asterisk · bullet · annotation · footnote
score
Numerical standing in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- pointsUnits of tally
evaluation · assessment · credit · pass · fail · rubric · correction · feedback
kayfabe
Staged authenticity in wrestling
heat · pop · bump · spot · angle · promo · face · heel · jobber · push
markka
Former Finnish monetary unit
- pfennigFormer German centesimal unit
- banknotePrinted legal tender
- denominationNamed religious group
markunimportance
Lack of consequence
insignificance · obscurity · anonymity · ordinariness · mediocrity
- stock marketSecurities trading venue
- check markSymbol indicating approval
- on the marketOffered for sale
- leave a markCreate lasting effect
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- the marketAggregate of buyers, sellers
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