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Textual thesaurus for "mark"

(noun) home run, bull's eye, bell ringer

something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer; scored a bull's eye; hit the mark; the president's speech was a home run


(noun) crisscross, cross

a marking that consists of lines that cross each other


(noun) scar, scrape, scratch

an indication of damage


(noun) grade, score

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

she made good marks in algebra; grade A milk; what was your score on your homework?


(noun) Gospel According to Mark, Mark

the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament


(noun) sign

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

he showed signs of strain; they welcomed the signs of spring


(noun) stain, stigma, brand

a symbol of disgrace or infamy

And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis


(noun) print

a visible indication made on a surface

some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks; paw prints were everywhere


(noun) target

a reference point to shoot at

his arrow hit the mark


(noun) marker, marking

a distinguishing symbol

the owner's mark was on all the sheep


(noun) chump, soft touch, sucker, gull, fool, fall guy, patsy, mug

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


(noun) Saint Mark, St. Mark, Mark

Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel


(noun) German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark

formerly the basic unit of money in Germany


(verb) punctuate

insert punctuation marks into


(verb) commemorate

mark by some ceremony or observation

The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade


(verb) distinguish, differentiate

be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

His modesty distinguishes him from his peers


(verb) grade, score

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

grade tests; score the SAT essays; mark homework


(verb) tick, tick off, mark off, check, check off

put a check mark on or near or next to

Please check each name on the list; tick off the items; mark off the units


(verb) cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out

remove from a list

Cross the name of the dead person off the list


(verb) score

make underscoring marks


(verb) set

establish as the highest level or best performance

set a record


(verb) score, nock

make small marks into the surface of

score the clay before firing it


(verb) scar, pit, pock

mark with a scar

The skin disease scarred his face permanently


(verb) label, tag

attach a tag or label to

label these bottles


(verb) note, notice

notice or perceive

She noted that someone was following her; mark my words


(verb) stigmatise, stigmatize, denounce, brand

to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

He denounced the government action; She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock