Mark - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mark :  (noun)
1: 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?" [syn: grade, score]
2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: marker, marking]
3: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" [syn: target]
4: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" [syn: print]
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 [syn: stigma, brand, stain]
7: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: German mark, Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark]
8: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel [syn: Mark, Saint Mark, St. Mark]
9: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: 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); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" [syn: sign]
12: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn: Mark, Gospel According to Mark]
13: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar]
14: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: crisscross, cross]
15: 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" [syn: bell ringer, bull's eye, home run] (verb)
1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: tag, label]
2: designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He indicated where the border ended"
3: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers" [syn: distinguish, differentiate]
4: mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death" [syn: commemorate]
5: make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back"
6: 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" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce]
7: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, note] [ant: ignore]
8: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: scar, pock, pit]
9: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" [syn: score, nock]
10: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" [syn: set]
11: make underscoring marks [syn: score]
12: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: cross off, cross out, strike out, strike off]
13: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: check, check off, mark off, tick off, tick]
14: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn: grade, score]
15: insert punctuation marks into [syn: punctuate]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Lubber \Lub"ber\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See Looby, Lob.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.

Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. --Tusser.

Land lubber, a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land.

Lubber grasshopper (Zo["o]l.), a large, stout, clumsy grasshopper; esp., Brachystola magna, from the Rocky Mountain plains, and Romalea microptera, which is injurious to orange trees in Florida.

Lubber's hole (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the ``top,'' next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers. --Totten.

Lubber's line, point, or mark, a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Marc \Marc\, n. [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. m["o]rk, perh. akin to E.Mark : a sign. [root]106, 273.] [Written also mark.] 1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.

2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.

3. A German coin and money of account. See Mark.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mark : \Mark\, n. A license of reprisals. See Marque.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mark : \Mark\, n. [See 2d Marc.] 1. An old weight and coin. See Marc. ``Lend me a mark.'' --Chaucer.

2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mark : \Mark\, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. m[ae]rke; cf. Lith. margas party-colored. [root]106, 273. Cf. Remark.] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.

The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. --Gen. iv. 15.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mark : \Mark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marked; p. pr. & vb. n. Marking.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See Mark the sign.] 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.

2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.

3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.

4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.

5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard. ``Mark the perfect man.'' --Ps. xxxvii. 37.

To mark out. (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account.

To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.

Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mark : \Mark\, v. i. To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.

Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh maschief. --1 Kings xx. 7.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

MARK. This term has several acceptations. 1. It is a sign traced on paper or parchment, which stands in the place of a signature, usually made by persons who cannot write. 2 Cart. R. 324; M. & M. 516; 12 Pet. 150; 7 Bing. 457; 2 Ves. 455; 1 V. & B. 362; 1 Ves., jr. 11. AMark : is now held to be a good signature, though the party was able to write. 8 Ad. & El. 94; 3 Nev. & Per. 228; 3 Curt. 752; 5 John. 144. Vide Subscription. 2.-2. It is the sign, writing or ticket put upon manufactured goods to distinguish them from others. Poph. R. 144; 3 B & C. 541; 2 Atk. R. 485; 2 V. & B. 218; 3 M. & C. 1; Ed. Inj. 814. Vide Trade Marks. 3.-3. Mark or marc, denotes a weight used in several parts of Europe, and for several commodities, especially gold and silver. When gold and silver are sold by the mark, it is divided into twenty-four carats. 4.-4. Mark is also in England a money of accounts, and in some other countries a coin. The English marc is two-thirds of a pound sterling, or 13s. 4d., and the Scotch mark is of equal value in Scotch money of account. Ency. Amer. h.t.

Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:

Mark, IL (village, FIPS 46981) Location: 41.26416 N, 89.24839 W Population (1990): 391 (171 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:

Mark :  the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" (Acts 12:12, 25). Mark (Marcus, Col. 4:10, etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in Acts 13:5, 13, and Mark in 15:39, 2 Tim. 4:11, etc.

He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was probably born in Jerusalem, where his mother resided (Acts 12:12). Of his father we know nothing. He was cousin of Barnabas (Col. 4:10). It was in his mother's house that Peter found "many gathered together praying" when he was released from prison; and it is probable that it was here that he was converted by Peter, who calls him his "son" (1 Pet. 5:13). It is probable that the "young man" spoken of in Mark 14:51, 52 was Mark himself. He is first mentioned in Acts 12:25. He went with Paul and Barnabas on their first journey (about A.D. 47) as their "minister," but from some cause turned back when they reached Perga in Pamphylia (Acts 12:25; 13:13). Three years afterwards a "sharp contention" arose between Paul and Barnabas (15:36-40), because Paul would not take Mark with him. He, however, was evidently at length reconciled to the apostle, for he was with him in his first imprisonment at Rome (Col. 4:10; Philemon 1:24). At a later period he was with Peter in Babylon (1 Pet. 5:13), then, and for some centuries afterwards, one of the chief seats of Jewish learning; and he was with Timothy in Ephesus when Paul wrote him during his second imprisonment (2 Tim. 4:11). He then disappears from view.



Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:

Mark, same as Marcus



Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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