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The Meaning of mark
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(n.) A license of reprisals. See Marque.
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(n.) An old weight and coin. See Marc.
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(n.) The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value.
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(n.) A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.
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(n.) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.
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(n.) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.
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(n.) A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
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(n.) A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark.
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(n.) An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character.
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(n.) That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.
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(n.) Attention, regard, or respect.
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(n.) Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
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(n.) Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.
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(n.) Preeminence; high position; as, particians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
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(n.) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
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(n.) A number or other character used in registring; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
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(n.) Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants.
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(n.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called \"deeps.\"
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(v. t.) To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
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(v. t.) To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.
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(v. t.) To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
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(v. t.) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
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(v. t.) To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.
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(v. i.) To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.
Synonyms
Trace
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token
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sign
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symptom
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impression
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vestige
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indication
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note.
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Stamp
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label
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sign
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indicate
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decorate
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brand
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stigmatize
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signalize
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note
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observe
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regard
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heed
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specify
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specialize.
Antonyms
Erasure
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obliteration
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effacement
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unindicativeness
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plainness.
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Ignore
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overlook
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omit
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mislabel
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mismark
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misindicate
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misobserve
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misspecify.
Homophones
marc
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marke
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marque
Rhymes
aardvark
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arc
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ark
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ballpark
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barch
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bark
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barke
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barque
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benchmark
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birthmark
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bismarck
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calmark
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chark
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clark
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clarke
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dark
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darke
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demark
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denmark
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disembark
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earmark
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embark
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goldmark
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hallmark
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harc
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hark
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intermark
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landmark
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lark
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larke
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marc
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marke
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marque
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matriarch
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meadowlark
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mediamark
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merc
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monarch
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narc
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oligarch
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ozark
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parc
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park
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patriarch
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pockmark
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postmark
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premark
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quark
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question-mark
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remark
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sark
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shark
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skylark
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sparc
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spark
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starck
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stark
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starke
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trademark
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transpark
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watermark