Definition of mark

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• mark is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• mark is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• mark is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of mark

• celebrate by some ceremony or observation (verb)

  Examples

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

  Synonyms

  1. commemorate
• insert punctuation marks into (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. punctuate
• establish as the highest level or best performance (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. set
• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation (verb)

  Examples

  1. mark homework

  Synonyms

  1. grade
  2. score
• remove from a list (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. cross off
  2. cross out
  3. strike off
  4. strike out
• a symbol of disgrace or infamy (noun)

  Examples

  1. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain

  Synonyms

  1. brand
  2. stain
  3. stigma
• a visible indication made on a surface (noun)

  Examples

  1. some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks

  Synonyms

  1. print
• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. chump
  2. fall guy
  3. fool
  4. gull
  5. mug
  6. patsy
  7. soft touch
  8. sucker
• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) (noun)

  Examples

  1. she made good marks in algebra

  Synonyms

  1. grade
  2. score
• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. sign
• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal (noun)

  Examples

  1. hit the mark

  Synonyms

  1. bell ringer
  2. bull's eye
  3. home run
• an indication of damage (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. scar
  2. scrape
  3. scratch
• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. deutsche mark
  2. deutschmark
  3. german mark
• a distinguishing symbol (noun)

  Examples

  1. the owner's mark was on all the sheep

  Synonyms

  1. marker
  2. marking
• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. saint mark
  2. st. mark
• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. brand
  2. denounce
  3. stigmatise
  4. stigmatize
• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. crisscross
  2. cross
• make small marks into the surface of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. nock
  2. score
• a reference point to shoot at (noun)

  Examples

  1. his arrow hit the mark

  Synonyms

  1. target
• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. gospel according to mark
• put a check mark on or near or next to (verb)

  Examples

  1. mark off the units

  Synonyms

  1. check
  2. check off
  3. mark off
  4. tick
  5. tick off
• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. differentiate
  2. distinguish
• attach a tag or label to (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. label
  2. tag
• notice or perceive (verb)

  Examples

  1. mark my words

  Synonyms

  1. note
  2. notice
• mark with a scar (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. pit
  2. pock
  3. scar
• make underscoring marks (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. score
• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) (noun)

  Examples

  1. his answer was just a punctuation mark
• designate as if by a mark (verb)

  Examples

  1. This sign marks the border
• make or leave a mark on (verb)

  Examples

  1. the scouts marked the trail
  2. ash marked the believers' foreheads
• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember (noun)

  Examples

  1. it was in London that he made his mark
  2. he left an indelible mark on the American theater

See definition of mark in Merriam Webster