| noun | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) “she made good marks in algebra” |
| noun | a distinguishing symbol “the owner's mark was on all the sheep” |
| noun | a reference point to shoot at “his arrow hit the mark” |
| noun | a visible indication made on a surface “some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks” |
| noun | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember “it was in London that he made his mark” |
| noun | a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis “And the Lord set a mark upon Cain” |
| noun | formerly the basic unit of money in Germany |
| noun | Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel |
| noun | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
| noun | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) “his answer was just a punctuation mark” |
| noun | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) “he showed signs of strain” |
| noun | the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
| noun | an indication of damage |
| noun | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other |
| noun | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal “the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer” |
| verb | attach a tag or label to “label these bottles” |
| verb | designate as if by a mark “This sign marks the border” |
| verb | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense “His modesty distinguishes him from his peers” |
| verb | mark by some ceremony or observation “The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade” |
| verb | make or leave a mark on “the scouts marked the trail” |
| verb | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful “He denounced the government action” |
| verb | notice or perceive “She noted that someone was following her” |
| verb | mark with a scar “The skin disease scarred his face permanently” |
| verb | make small marks into the surface of “score the clay before firing it” |
| verb | establish as the highest level or best performance “set a record” |
| verb | make underscoring marks |
| verb | remove from a list “Cross the name of the dead person off the list” |
| verb | put a check mark on or near or next to “Please check each name on the list” |
| verb | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation “grade tests” |
| verb | insert punctuation marks into |
| grade | verb | determine the grade of or assign a grade to |
| score | verb | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation |
| mark | verb | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense |
| stigmatic | adjective | pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata |
| stigmatize | verb | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
| brand | verb | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
| stain | verb | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically |
| fool | verb | fool or hoax |
| gull | verb | make a fool or dupe of |
| suck | verb | take in, also metaphorically |
| signify | verb | convey or express a meaning |
| scratch | verb | cut the surface of; wear away the surface of |
| scrape | verb | cut the surface of; wear away the surface of |
| scar | verb | mark with a scar |
| crisscross | verb | mark with a pattern of crossing lines |
| cross | verb | trace a line through or across |
| tag | noun | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. |
| label | noun | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object |
| marking | noun | a distinguishing symbol |
| mark | noun | a visible indication made on a surface |
| marker | noun | a writing implement for making a mark |
| difference | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| differentiation | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| commemorative | adjective | intended as a commemoration |
| commemoration | noun | a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something |
| stigmatization | noun | the act of stigmatizing |
| stigma | noun | a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis |
| stigmatisation | noun | the act of stigmatizing |
| brand | noun | a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis |
| denunciative | adjective | containing warning of punishment |
| denouncement | noun | a public act of denouncing |
| noticeable | adjective | readily noticed |
| notice | noun | the act of noticing or paying attention |
| noticer | noun | someone who takes notice |
| scar | noun | an indication of damage |
| pock | noun | a pustule in an eruptive disease |
| pit | noun | a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
| pitting | noun | the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion |
| score | noun | a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) |
| scorer | noun | a logger who marks trees to be felled |
| check | noun | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. |
| gradation | noun | the act of arranging in grades |
| grader | noun | a judge who assigns grades to something |
| grading | noun | evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score |
| scoring | noun | evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score |
| punctuation | noun | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |