marknoun
uk/mɑːk/us/mɑːrk/mark noun (DIFFERENT AREA)
B2 [ C ] a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in some way:
[ C ] a typical feature or one that allows you to recognize someone or something:
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- She scrubbed at the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn't come off.
- His shoes left muddy marks on the floor.
- The bush looked badly diseased, with black marks on all the leaves.
- The blood had left an indelible mark on her shirt.
- Don't put anything wet on a polished surface, or it will leave a mark.
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Dirt & untidiness
- a dog's breakfast idiom
- bloodstain
- blot
- clutter
- contaminant
- contaminate
- defile
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- slob
- slovenly
- slut
- smear
- smudge
- speck
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mark noun (SYMBOL)
C1 [ C ] a symbol that is used for giving information:
[ C ] a written or printed symbol:
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- I put a mark where the level of the water reached.
- These marks represent the number of people affected by drought.
- If you are taller than this mark, you cannot enter the play area.
- I put the phrase in quotation marks.
- Do these marks on the document actually mean anything?
mark noun (FOR SCHOOL WORK)
A2 [ C ] mainly UK US usually grade a judgment, expressed as a number or letter, about the quality of a piece of work done at school, college, or university:
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- What mark did he get in his exam?
- She did no revision, but she still got a very high mark.
- She got good marks for all her work.
- I need good marks to go on to the next part of the course.
- The teacher gave a me a good mark for my essay.
mark noun (LEVEL)
[ S ] the level intended or wanted:
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- Deaths have passed the thousand mark.
- Her earnings passed the $1 million mark.
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Measurements in general
- bathymetry
- deep
- dimension
- distance
- draught
- drop
- floor-length
- hecto-
- imperial
- length
- length
- linear
- measurable
- mega
- pico-
- pitch
- ply
- tyre pressure
- vital statistics
- wheelbase
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mark noun (REPRESENTATION)
C2 [ C ] an action that is understood to represent or show a characteristic of a person or thing or feeling:
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- The flag was flying at half-mast to mark the death of the president.
- The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy.
- Many diplomats attended a naval review to mark the anniversary of the end of the war.
- A statue was erected to mark the bicentenary of the composer's birth.
- The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia.
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Showing and demonstrating
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- signify
- speak
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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mark noun (MONEY)
[ C ] a Deutschmark
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Currencies
- ariary
- bitcoin
- coinage
- colon
- convertible
- cryptocurrency
- decimal currency
- denominate
- dirham
- drachma
- faller
- franc
- guilder
- krona
- krone
- lira
- peseta
- rial
- riyal
- zloty
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Idiom(s)
markverb
uk/mɑːk/us/mɑːrk/mark verb (PIECE OF WORK)
B2 [ T ] mainly UK US usually grade to correct mistakes in and give points for a piece of work:
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- I marked the level in the bottles so that nobody can take any.
- The place where the treasure is buried is marked with a stone cross.
- Our route was marked by flags in the sand.
- I've marked the best route to our house.
- Can you mark the amount of work you've done each week on this chart?
mark verb (DAMAGE/MAKE DIRTY)
C1 [ I or T ] to make a mark on something or someone:
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Making things dirty & untidy
- blacken
- clutter
- contaminate
- defile
- dirty
- disarrange
- foul
- mess
- mired
- mix sth up
- muddle
- muddle sth up
- muddy
- muss
- pollute
- polluter
- soil
- stain
- tarnish
- the polluter pays principle idiom
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mark verb (REPRESENT)
[ T ] to represent or show a characteristic of a person or thing or feeling:
[ T ] to show respect for or commemorate:
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Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- analogy
- archetype
- be sb all over idiom
- betoken
- by way of idiom
- genre
- hold
- mirror
- Mr
- Mrs
- quintessential
- representative
- stand
- trademark
- translate
- true
- trust
- trust sb (to do sth)! idiom
- typical
- typically
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mark verb (INDICATE)
B2 [ T ] to show where something is by drawing or putting something somewhere:
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Showing and demonstrating
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- signify
- speak
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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mark verb (SPORTS)
[ T ] UK US cover to prevent a member of the opposing team from taking control of the ball by staying close to them all the time
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- lay
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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