Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A making or giving of a mark.
- n. A mark or marks made.
- n. The characteristic pattern of coloration of a plant or animal.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of impressing a mark upon something.—2. In coinage, the process of edge-rolling, or swaging the edge of the blank to prepare it for reeding.—3. A mark or series of marks upon something; characteristic arrangement of marks, as lines or dots, or of natural coloring: as, the markings on a bird's eggs, or of the petals of a flower; the natural markings of a gem or of ornamental wood.
- Making a mark; hence, distinguishing; significant; striking.
- Taking note; discerning; observant.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of mark.
- n. action of the verb to mark
- n. a mark
- n. the characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring.
WordNet 3.0
- n. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- n. a pattern of marks
- n. a distinguishing symbol
- n. the act of making a visible mark on a surface
Examples
“Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.”
“Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Qaddafi's regime.”
“Abdel-Jalil called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.”
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
“Abdul Jalil called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution", a name marking the date of early protests against Gaddafi's regime.”
“According to al-Jazeera, Jalil called Younes "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.”
“Mr Abdel-Jalil called Mr Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution", a name marking the date of early protests against the Gaddafi regime.”
“In fact, some 11 different committees this week are meeting to do what they call marking up of the bill, taking a section of the bill and changing it the way they see fit.”
“Pop quiz: What's the one product on store shelves that decreases in price when it has a label marking it as organic?”
“From now on, all historical and academic debates will take the Obama-incident as a label marking a beginning of a new era.”
“Another case where the b element is appropriate is in marking up the lede (or lead) sentence or paragraph.”
Lists
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AGRI - horse breeding
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MUSIC - ALL TERMS
With focus on non-classical styles, but not excluding terms of the latter.
banjo, accompaniment, acoustic bass, bass guitar, bass clef, ground, brass, cornet, Mute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, arrangement and 866 more...
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ENVI - non-commercial movement of pet...
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rabies, categorisation, transponder, point of entry, derogation, veterinarian, safety feature, identification, resubmit, vaccinate, pet, immunise and 71 more...
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melancholy, drivel, strange, simple, cryptic, diminutive, fiddling, poached, mobility, marking, stingray
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Jules Rimet A-Gleaming
Thinking of a better title. This list is about football/soccer. I don't want it to be simply a list of favourite players, clubs, etc. It's more about documenting key moments and concepts in the gam...
blattini, jules rimet, association football, offside, marking, striker, world cup, fifa, equaliser, booking, save, penalty box and 68 more...
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