Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An English and Scottish unit of currency that was equal to 13 shillings and 4 pence.
- noun Any of several European units of weight that were equal to about 8 ounces (227 grams), used especially for weighing gold and silver.
- noun A deutsche mark.
- noun A markka.
- noun A visible trace or impression, such as a line or spot.
- noun A symbol, name, or other identifier, especially.
- noun A name, logo, or other indicator used to indicate ownership, origin, or level of quality.
- noun A notch made in an animal's ear or hide to indicate ownership.
- noun A sign, such as a cross, made in lieu of a signature.
- noun A written or printed symbol used for punctuation; a punctuation mark.
- noun A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement.
- noun An appraisal; a rating.
- noun A knot or piece of material placed at various measured lengths on a sounding line to indicate the depth of the water.
- noun A Plimsoll mark.
- noun A distinctive trait or property.
- noun A recognized standard of quality.
- noun A lasting effect.
- noun A specific model, type, or iteration, as of a product or machine, especially when part of a series. Usually used with a number.
- noun Importance; prominence.
- noun Notice; attention.
- noun A target.
- noun Something that one wishes to achieve; a goal.
- noun An object or point that serves as a guide.
- noun Slang A person who is the intended victim of a swindler; a dupe.
- noun Sports The place from which racers begin and sometimes end their contest.
- noun A point reached or gained.
- noun A record.
- noun A strike or spare in bowling.
- noun A stationary ball in lawn bowling; a jack.
- noun A boundary between countries.
- noun A tract of land in medieval England and Germany held in common by a community.
- noun Computers A character or feature in a file, record, or data stream used to locate a specific point or condition.
- intransitive verb To make a visible trace or impression on, as with a spot, line, or dent.
- intransitive verb To form, make, or depict by making a mark.
- intransitive verb To supply with natural markings.
- intransitive verb To single out or indicate by or as if by a mark.
- intransitive verb To distinguish or characterize.
- intransitive verb To make conspicuous.
- intransitive verb To set off or separate by or as if by a line or boundary.
- intransitive verb To attach or affix identification, such as a price tag or maker's label, to.
- intransitive verb To evaluate (academic work) according to a scale of letters or numbers; grade.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That is, by setting mark to true when garbage collecting, we \ "mark\" the cell, indicating it is accessible.
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I strongly believe that someone coined this phrase, started using it, and the fear and hate directed at the banks made the term "mark to fantasy" a truth to everyone who has heard it.
unknown title 2011
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NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
unknown title 2011
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The 500 days referred to in the title mark the time between when Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) first sets his eyes on Summer
Aspen Times - Top Stories Tom Long Detroit News Aspen, CO Colorado 2009
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And the weakness of the mark is almost certainly enough to defeat this claim.
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Now put a large crescent wrench on the rotor where the mark is and bend it slightly away from the pad.
Tip of the Day: Brake Fix Cassandra 2009
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It looks like an upside-down exclamation point: ¡ This mark is already programmed into many Western keyboards because it's used at the start of exclamatory sentences in Spanish.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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Each image of a mark is also a link to the particular pipe page.
Clay pipe recording at MoLAS and "Clay tobacco pipe makers' marks from London" website Mia 2006
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Each image of a mark is also a link to the particular pipe page.
Archive 2006-09-01 Mia 2006
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Moreover, despite his exclusively French education, he was simple in speech and hated originality (which he called the mark of an untutored nature).
Childhood 2003
chained_bear commented on the word mark
"A unit of account, though not a coin, valued at 13s. 4d."
August 21, 2008
yarb commented on the word mark
'The "marks" surged in - young fellows in straw hats with their coats over their arms, here and there a fat woman with beady eyes.'
- Nightmare Alley, William Lindsay Gresham
June 30, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word mark
"A significant note, character, sign, token, or indication; a determinative attestation. In logic, to say that a thing has a certain mark is to say that something in particular is true of it. Thus, according to a certain school of metaphysicians, “incognizability is a mark of the Infinite.”"
--from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
May 22, 2018