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(n) 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?"
(n) a distinguishing symbol; "the owner''s mark was on all the sheep"
(n) a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
(n) a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
(n) 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"
(n) a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
(n) formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
(n) Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
(n) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
(n) a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
(n) 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"
(n) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
(n) an indication of damage
(n) marking consisting of crossing lines
(n) 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"
(v) attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
(v) designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He indicated where the border ended"
(v) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"
(v) mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death"
(v) make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back"
(v) 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"
(v) notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
(v) mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
(v) make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
(v) establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
(v) make underscoring marks
(v) remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
(v) put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"
(v) assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
(v) insert punctuation marks into

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