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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A making or giving of a mark.
- noun A mark or marks made.
- noun A mark or pattern of marks on an organism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of impressing a mark upon something.—2. In coinage, the process of edge-rolling, or swaging the edge of the blank to prepare it for reeding.—3. A mark or series of marks upon something; characteristic arrangement of marks, as lines or dots, or of natural coloring: as, the markings on a bird's eggs, or of the petals of a flower; the natural markings of a gem or of ornamental wood.
- Making a mark; hence, distinguishing; significant; striking.
- Taking note; discerning; observant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring.
- noun indelible ink, because used in marking linen.
- noun (Bot.) the nut of the
Semecarpus Anacardium , an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
mark . - noun
action of the verb to mark - noun a mark
- noun the characteristic
colouration andpatterning of ananimal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- noun a pattern of marks
- noun a distinguishing symbol
- noun the act of making a visible mark on a surface
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Examples
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Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
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Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
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According to al-Jazeera, Jalil called Younes "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
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Abdel-Jalil called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Associated Press 2011
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Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
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According to al-Jazeera, Jalil called Younes "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
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Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Qaddafi's regime.
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Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
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Announcing the killing at a press conference where he did not take questions, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution," a name marking the date of early protests against Gadhafi's regime.
SFGate: Top News Stories By RAMI Al-SHAHEIBI 2011
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Abdul Jalil called Younis "one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution", a name marking the date of early protests against Gaddafi's regime.
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synonyms (181)
Words with the same meaning
- armory
- aroma
- attribute
- badge
- badge of office
- badges
- baton
- birthmark
- blaze
- blazonry
- blemish
- blotch
- brand
- brassard
- burr
- button
- cachet
- cap and gown
- cast
- caste mark
- chain
- chain of office
- character
- characteristic
- check
- checkmark
- chiseling
- cicatrix
- class ring
- cockade
- collar
- configuration
- cross
- cross-hatching
- cut
- dapple
- decoration
- delineation
- demitint
- differentia
- differential
- discoloration
- distinctive feature
- dot
- dress
- eagle
- earmark
- emblems
- engravement
- engraving
- ensigns
- etch
- etching
- fasces
- feathering
- feature
- figure
- figurehead
- flavor
- fleck
- fleur-de-lis
- flick
- freckle
- gash
- gem-engraving
- glass-cutting
- glyptic
- gorgelet
- gorget
- graving
- gust
- hack
- half tint
- hallmark
- hammer and sickle
- hatching
- heraldry
- idiocrasy
- idiosyncrasy
- impress
- impression
- incision
- index
- individualism
- inscript
- inscription
- insignia
- interstriation
- jot
- keynote
- lapel pin
- lentigo
- line
- lineaments
- lining
- livery
- mace
- macula
- mannerism
- mantle
- mark
- markings
- medal
- mirror
- mold
- mole
- mortarboard
- mottle
- nature
- nevus
- nick
- notch
- odor
- old school tie
- particularity
- patch
- peculiarity
- pin
- point
- polka dot
- prick
- property
- puncture
- quality
- quirk
- regalia
- ring
- rose
- savor
- scar
- scarification
- school ring
- score
- scoring
- scotch
- scratch
- scratching
- seal
- shamrock
- shape
- sigillography
- singularity
- skull and crossbones
- slash
- slashing
- smack
- specialty
- speck
- speckle
- sphragistics
- splash
- splotch
- spot
- staff
- stain
- stamp
- stigma
- stipple
- stippling
- strawberry mark
- swastika
- taint
- tang
- tartan
- taste
- tattoo
- tattoo mark
- thistle
- tick
- tie
- tint
- tittle
- token
- tooling
- trait
- trick
- type-cutting
- uniform
- verge
- wand
- watermark
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