marking

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    n.

  • a distinguishing symbol; marker, mark

    the owner's mark was on all the sheep

  • a pattern of marks
  • evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; grading, scoring

    what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do

  • the act of making a visible mark on a surface

    n.

  • a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); grade, score

    she made good marks in algebra

    grade A milk

    what was your score on your homework?

  • a distinguishing symbol; marker, marking

    the owner's mark was on all the sheep

  • a reference point to shoot at; target

    his arrow hit the mark

  • a visible indication made on a surface; print

    some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks

    paw prints were everywhere

  • 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 symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis; stigma, brand, stain
  • formerly the basic unit of money in Germany; German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark
  • Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel; Mark, Saint Mark, St. Mark
  • a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of; chump, fool, gull, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
  • a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

    his answer was just a punctuation mark

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

    he showed signs of strain

    they welcomed the signs of spring

  • the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament; Mark, Gospel According to Mark
  • an indication of damage; scratch, scrape, scar
  • a marking that consists of lines that cross each other; crisscross, cross
  • something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; bell ringer, bull's eye, home run

    the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer

    scored a bull's eye

    hit the mark

    the president's speech was a home run

    v.

  • attach a tag or label to; tag, label

    label these bottles

  • designate as if by a mark

    This sign marks the border

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

    His modesty distinguishes him from his peers

  • mark by some ceremony or observation; commemorate

    We marked the anniversary of his death

  • make or leave a mark on

    the scouts marked the trail

    ash marked the believers' foreheads

  • to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce

    He denounced the government action

    She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock

  • notice or perceive; notice, note

    She noted that someone was following her

    mark my words

  • mark with a scar; scar, pock, pit

    The skin disease scarred his face permanently

  • make small marks into the surface of; score, nock

    score the clay before firing it

  • establish as the highest level or best performance; set

    set a record

  • make underscoring marks; score
  • remove from a list; cross off, cross out, strike out, strike off

    Cross the name of the dead person off the list

  • put a check mark on or near or next to; check, check off, mark off, tick off, tick

    Please check each name on the list

    tick off the items

    mark off the units

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

    grade tests

    score the SAT essays

    mark homework

  • insert punctuation marks into; punctuate

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

marks|marked|marking
syn.: evidence grade indication line manifestation rating sign