Definition of Mark

Noun

• 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"
  - bell ringer - bull's eye - home run
• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
  crisscross cross
• an indication of damage
  scratch scrape scar
• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
  - gospel according to mark
• 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"
  sign
• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
  
• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  chump fool gull patsy - fall guy sucker - soft touch mug
• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter
  assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
  - saint mark - st. mark
• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
  - german mark - deutsche mark - deutschmark
• a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
  stigma brand stain
• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
  "it was in London that he made his mark"
  "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
  
• a visible indication made on a surface
  "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"
  "paw prints were everywhere"
  print
• a reference point to shoot at
  "his arrow hit the mark"
  target
• a distinguishing symbol
  "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
  marker marking
• 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?"
  grade score

Verb

• insert punctuation marks into
  punctuate
• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
  "grade tests"
  "score the SAT essays"
  "mark homework"
  grade score
• 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"
  check - check off - mark off - tick off tick
• remove from a list
  "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
  - cross off - cross out - strike out - strike off
• make underscoring marks
  score
• establish as the highest level or best performance
  "set a record"
  set
• make small marks into the surface of
  "score the clay before firing it"
  score nock
• mark with a scar
  "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
  scar pock pit
• notice or perceive
  "She noted that someone was following her"
  "mark my words"
  notice note
• 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"
  stigmatize stigmatise brand denounce
• make or leave a mark on
  "the scouts marked the trail"
  "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
  
• mark by some ceremony or observation
  "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade"
  commemorate
• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait
  sometimes in a very positive sense
  "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
  distinguish differentiate
• designate as if by a mark
  "This sign marks the border"
  
• attach a tag or label to
  "label these bottles"
  tag label

Word games points for the Mark

• Scrabble® score of the mark (10)
• Word Chums® score of the mark (13)
• Words With Friends® score of the mark (11)

Unscramble mark

12 unscramble word found using the letters mark.

am, ar, ark, arm, ka, kam, kram, ma, mak, mar, mark, ram,