n.

1. 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?
2. a distinguishing symbol;
   marker, marking
   
   • the owner's mark was on all the sheep
3. a reference point to shoot at;
   target
   
   • his arrow hit the mark
4. a visible indication made on a surface;
   print
   
   • some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
   • paw prints were everywhere
5. 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
6. a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis;
   stigma, brand, stain
7. formerly the basic unit of money in Germany;
   German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark
8. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel;
   Mark, Saint Mark, St. Mark
9. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of;
   chump, fool, gull, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
10. a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
    
    • his answer was just a punctuation mark
11. 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
12. the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament;
    Mark, Gospel According to Mark
13. an indication of damage;
    scratch, scrape, scar
14. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other;
    crisscross, cross
15. 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.

1. attach a tag or label to;
   tag, label
   
   • label these bottles
2. designate as if by a mark
   
   • This sign marks the border
3. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense;
   distinguish, differentiate
   
   • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
4. mark by some ceremony or observation;
   commemorate
   
   • We marked the anniversary of his death
5. make or leave a mark on
   
   • the scouts marked the trail
   • ash marked the believers' foreheads
6. 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
7. notice or perceive;
   notice, note
   
   • She noted that someone was following her
   • mark my words
8. mark with a scar;
   scar, pock, pit
   
   • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
9. make small marks into the surface of;
   score, nock
   
   • score the clay before firing it
10. establish as the highest level or best performance;
    set
    
    • set a record
11. make underscoring marks;
    score
12. remove from a list;
    cross off, cross out, strike out, strike off
    
    • Cross the name of the dead person off the list
13. 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
14. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
    grade, score
    
    • grade tests
    • score the SAT essays
    • mark homework
15. insert punctuation marks into;
    punctuate