Synonyms: home run, bull's eye, bell ringer, mark
Definition: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
Usage: the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer; scored a bull's eye; hit the mark; the president's speech was a home run
Similar words: success
Definition: an attainment that is successful
Usage: his success in the marathon was unexpected; his new play was a great success
Synonyms: mark
Definition: the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
Usage: it was in London that he made his mark; he left an indelible mark on the American theater
Similar words: effect, impression
Definition: an outward appearance
Usage: he made a good impression; I wanted to create an impression of success; she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Synonyms: mark, crisscross, cross
Definition: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Similar words: marking
Definition: a pattern of marks
Synonyms: mark, scar, scrape, scratch
Definition: an indication of damage
Similar words: mar, defect, blemish
Definition: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Usage: a facial blemish
Definition: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Usage: she made good marks in algebra; grade A milk; what was your score on your homework?
Similar words: rating, evaluation, valuation
Definition: an appraisal of the value of something
Usage: he set a high valuation on friendship
Synonyms: Gospel According to Mark, Mark
Definition: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Similar words: book
Definition: a major division of a long written composition
Usage: the book of Isaiah
Similar words: evangel, Gospel, Gospels
Definition: the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
Definition: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Usage: he showed signs of strain; they welcomed the signs of spring
Synonyms: stain, mark, stigma, brand
Definition: a symbol of disgrace or infamy
Usage: And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis
Similar words: symbol
Definition: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Definition: a visible indication made on a surface
Usage: some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks; paw prints were everywhere
Similar words: indicant, indication
Definition: something that serves to indicate or suggest
Usage: an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
Synonyms: mark
Definition: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Usage: his answer was just a punctuation mark
Similar words: printed symbol, written symbol
Definition: a written or printed symbol
Definition: a reference point to shoot at
Usage: his arrow hit the mark
Similar words: point of reference, reference, reference point
Definition: an indicator that orients you generally
Usage: it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
Synonyms: mark, marker, marking
Definition: a distinguishing symbol
Usage: the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Similar words: symbol
Definition: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Synonyms: chump, soft touch, sucker, mark, gull, fool, fall guy, patsy, mug
Definition: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonyms: Saint Mark, St. Mark, Mark
Definition: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
Similar words: Apostelic Father, Apostle
Definition: any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
Similar words: Evangelist
Definition: (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Similar words: saint
Definition: a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
Synonyms: German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, mark
Definition: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
Similar words: German monetary unit
Definition: monetary unit in Germany
Definition: insert punctuation marks into
Similar words: add
Definition: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Usage: We added two students to that dorm room; She added a personal note to her letter; Add insult to injury; Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Synonyms: mark
Definition: make or leave a mark on
Usage: the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: commemorate, mark
Definition: mark by some ceremony or observation
Usage: The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
Similar words: celebrate, keep, observe
Definition: behave as expected during of holidays or rites
Usage: Keep the commandments; celebrate Christmas; Observe Yom Kippur
Synonyms: mark, distinguish, differentiate
Definition: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Usage: His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Similar words: characterise, characterize, qualify
Definition: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Usage: You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist; This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Definition: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Usage: grade tests; score the SAT essays; mark homework
Similar words: assess, appraise, measure, valuate, value, evaluate
Definition: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
Usage: I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional; access all the factors when taking a risk
Synonyms: tick, tick off, mark, mark off, check, check off
Definition: put a check mark on or near or next to
Usage: Please check each name on the list; tick off the items; mark off the units
Similar words: verify
Definition: confirm the truth of
Usage: Please verify that the doors are closed; verify a claim
Synonyms: mark, cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out
Definition: remove from a list
Usage: Cross the name of the dead person off the list
Similar words: take away, take out
Definition: take out or remove
Usage: take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
Synonyms: mark
Definition: designate as if by a mark
Usage: This sign marks the border
Similar words: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point
Definition: be a signal for or a symptom of
Usage: These symptoms indicate a serious illness; Her behavior points to a severe neurosis; The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
Definition: make underscoring marks
Definition: establish as the highest level or best performance
Usage: set a record
Definition: make small marks into the surface of
Usage: score the clay before firing it
Synonyms: scar, mark, pit, pock
Definition: mark with a scar
Usage: The skin disease scarred his face permanently
Similar words: deface, disfigure, blemish
Definition: mar or spoil the appearance of
Usage: scars defaced her cheeks; The vandals disfigured the statue
Definition: attach a tag or label to
Usage: label these bottles
Similar words: attach
Definition: cause to be attached
Synonyms: stigmatise, stigmatize, denounce, brand, mark
Definition: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Usage: He denounced the government action; She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Similar words: label
Definition: assign a label to; designate with a label
Usage: These students were labelled `learning disabled'