| engrave | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" |
| ~ chip at, carve | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.; "carve one's name into the bark" |
| ~ engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into.; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
| ~ character | engrave or inscribe characters on. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. engrave | impress or affect deeply.; "The event engraved itself into her memory" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (creation) | 3. engrave, etch | carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block.; "engrave a letter" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ print | make into a print.; "print the negative" |
| ~ benday | reproduce by the Benday process. |
| ~ stipple | engrave by means of dots and flicks. |
| v. (contact) | 4. engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into.; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
| ~ chip at, carve | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.; "carve one's name into the bark" |
| ~ engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" |
| etch | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. etch | make an etching of.; "He etched her image into the surface" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ rust, corrode | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid.; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" |
| ~ print | make into a print.; "print the negative" |
| ~ aquatint | etch in aquatint. |
| v. (perception) | 2. etch | cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible.; "a face etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the sky" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (change) | 3. etch | selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons. |
| ~ dissolve | cause to fade away.; "dissolve a shot or a picture" |
| mark | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. grade, mark, score | 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?" |
| ~ rating, valuation, evaluation | an appraisal of the value of something.; "he set a high valuation on friendship" |
| ~ grade point | a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course. |
| ~ centile, percentile | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total. |
| ~ decile | (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores. |
| ~ quartile | (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores. |
| n. (communication) | 2. mark, marker, marking | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| ~ earmark | identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal. |
| ~ brand | identification mark on skin, made by burning. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| ~ trademark | a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product. |
| ~ assay-mark, authentication, hallmark | a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity. |
| ~ postmark | a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing. |
| ~ watermark | a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light. |
| ~ broad arrow | an arrowhead mark identifying British government property. |
| ~ milepost, milestone | stone post at side of a road to show distances. |
| ~ peg, pin | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.. |
| ~ pip, spot | a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit). |
| ~ label | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object. |
| ~ cairn | a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path. |
| n. (communication) | 3. mark, target | a reference point to shoot at.; "his arrow hit the mark" |
| ~ point of reference, reference point, reference | an indicator that orients you generally.; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" |
| ~ clout | a target used in archery. |
| ~ drogue | a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane. |
| ~ bull's eye, bull | the center of a target. |
| n. (communication) | 4. mark, print | a visible indication made on a surface.; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" |
| ~ fingerprint | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations. |
| ~ footmark, footprint, step | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface.; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" |
| ~ trace | a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle. |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| ~ mintmark | a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced. |
| ~ stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" |
| ~ hoof-mark, hoof mark, hoofprint | a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal. |
| ~ line | a mark that is long relative to its width.; "He drew a line on the chart" |
| ~ line | in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. mark | 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" |
| ~ effect, impression | an outward appearance.; "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" |
| n. (communication) | 6. brand, mark, stain, stigma | a symbol of disgrace or infamy.; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain" |
| ~ demerit | a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces.; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" |
| ~ bend sinister, bar sinister | a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left. |
| ~ cloven foot, cloven hoof | the mark of Satan. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| n. (quantity) | 7. deutsche mark, deutschmark, german mark, mark | formerly the basic unit of money in Germany. |
| ~ german monetary unit | monetary unit in Germany. |
| ~ pfennig | 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany. |
| n. (person) | 8. mark, saint mark, st. mark | Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel. |
| ~ apostelic father, apostle | any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people. |
| ~ evangelist | (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. |
| ~ saint | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. |
| n. (person) | 9. chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of. |
| ~ dupe, victim | a person who is tricked or swindled. |
| n. (communication) | 10. mark | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
| ~ printed symbol, written symbol | a written or printed symbol. |
| ~ arrow, pointer | a mark to indicate a direction or relation. |
| ~ broad arrow | a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing. |
| ~ call mark, call number, pressmark | a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location. |
| ~ caret | a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text. |
| ~ check mark, tick, check | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" |
| ~ diacritic, diacritical mark | a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation. |
| ~ ditto, ditto mark | a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated. |
| ~ dollar mark, dollar sign | a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars. |
| ~ point, head | a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer.; "the point of the arrow was due north" |
| ~ punctuation mark, punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. |
| n. (communication) | 11. mark, sign | 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" |
| ~ clew, clue, cue | evidence that helps to solve a problem. |
| ~ token | something serving as a sign of something else. |
| n. (communication) | 12. gospel according to mark, mark | the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament. |
| ~ book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ new testament | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ evangel, gospel, gospels | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings. |
| n. (attribute) | 13. mark, scar, scrape, scratch | an indication of damage. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| n. (attribute) | 14. crisscross, cross, mark | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other. |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| n. (act) | 15. bell ringer, bull's eye, home run, mark | 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" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ figure of speech, trope, image, figure | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense. |
| v. (contact) | 16. label, mark, tag | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ brandmark, trademark, brand | mark with a brand or trademark.; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" |
| ~ point | mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes. |
| ~ point | mark with diacritics.; "point the letter" |
| ~ point | mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics. |
| ~ calibrate | mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units.; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale" |
| ~ code | attach a code to.; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" |
| ~ badge | put a badge on.; "The workers here must be badged" |
| v. (communication) | 17. mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, mark | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" |
| ~ bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point | be a signal for or a symptom of.; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" |
| ~ blaze | indicate by marking trees with blazes.; "blaze a trail" |
| ~ dimension | indicate the dimensions on.; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart" |
| ~ signpost | mark with a signpost, as of a path. |
| ~ distinguish, signalise, signalize | make conspicuous or noteworthy. |
| ~ buoy | mark with a buoy. |
| v. (cognition) | 18. differentiate, distinguish, mark | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ characterize, characterise, qualify | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" |
| ~ characterise, characterize | be characteristic of.; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" |
| v. (cognition) | 19. commemorate, mark | mark by some ceremony or observation.; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade" |
| ~ celebrate, observe, keep | behave as expected during of holidays or rites.; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" |
| v. (change) | 20. mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ dot | mark with a dot.; "dot your `i's" |
| ~ stigmatise, stigmatize | mark with a stigma or stigmata.; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" |
| ~ raddle | mark or paint with raddle. |
| ~ striate | mark with striae or striations. |
| ~ ink | mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink.; "he inked his finger" |
| ~ dimple | mark with, or as if with, dimples.; "drops dimpled the smooth stream" |
| ~ spot | mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition.; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" |
| ~ crisscross | mark with a pattern of crossing lines.; "crisscross the sheet of paper" |
| ~ asterisk, star | mark with an asterisk.; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" |
| ~ flag | provide with a flag.; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" |
| ~ tip | mark with a tip.; "tip the arrow with the small stone" |
| ~ underline, underscore | draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. |
| ~ stripe | mark with stripes. |
| ~ speck | produce specks in or on.; "speck the cloth" |
| ~ bespot | mark with, or as if with, spots. |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| ~ stake, post | mark with a stake.; "stake out the path" |
| ~ brand | burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals. |
| v. (social) | 21. brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize | 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" |
| ~ label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| v. (perception) | 22. mark, note, notice | notice or perceive.; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ take notice | observe with special attention.; "Take notice of the great architecture" |
| v. (contact) | 23. mark, pit, pock, scar | mark with a scar.; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
| ~ nock, score, mark | make small marks into the surface of.; "score the clay before firing it" |
| ~ blemish, deface, disfigure | mar or spoil the appearance of.; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
| ~ pockmark | mark with or as if with pockmarks.; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" |
| ~ cicatrise, cicatrize | form a scar, after an injury.; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon" |
| ~ incise | make an incision into by carving or cutting. |
| v. (contact) | 24. mark, nock, score | make small marks into the surface of.; "score the clay before firing it" |
| ~ scarify | scratch the surface of.; "scarify seeds" |
| ~ scotch | make a small cut or score into. |
| ~ scribe | score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking. |
| ~ line | mark with lines.; "sorrow had lined his face" |
| ~ notch | cut or make a notch into.; "notch the rope" |
| ~ pock, scar, pit, mark | mark with a scar.; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
| v. (communication) | 25. mark, set | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| ~ lay down, establish, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| v. (communication) | 26. mark, score | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ invalidate, cancel | make invalid for use.; "cancel cheques or tickets" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| v. (communication) | 27. cross off, cross out, mark, strike off, strike out | remove from a list.; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" |
| ~ take away, take out | take out or remove.; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" |
| v. (cognition) | 28. check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off | 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 into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ receipt | mark or stamp as paid. |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| v. (cognition) | 29. grade, mark, score | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| v. (change) | 30. mark, punctuate | insert punctuation marks into. |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "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" |
| ~ quote | put quote marks around.; "Here the author is quoting his colleague" |
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