| cross |
to mark off or scratch out from a list (usually followed by "out" or "off"). [1/10 definitions] |
| dash |
a punctuation mark (--). It is used to show a break in speech or thought. [1/8 definitions] |
| demerit |
a mark made on a person's record because of some fault or failure. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. [1/2 definitions] |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that makes someone or something different. [1/3 definitions] |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. |
| dot |
a little mark or spot; speck. [3/5 definitions] |
| exclamation mark |
a punctuation mark (!). It is used after a word or words that express strong feeling; exclamation point. |
| exclamation point |
a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation, interjection, or command; exclamation mark. |
| fence |
a structure used to mark off an area or to keep animals or people in or out. [1/3 definitions] |
| fingerprint |
a mark made by the tip of a finger on an object that it has touched. Police and hospital records keep fingerprints made by a finger dipped in ink. These are used for identification, because no two people have the same fingerprint. [1/2 definitions] |
| footprint |
a mark pressed by a foot onto a surface, such as a step in wet sand or a print left by a muddy shoe. |
| footstep |
the mark left by a step; footprint. [1/2 definitions] |
| foul |
falling outside of the lines that mark an area for fair play in a sport. [2/11 definitions] |
| foul line |
either of the lines on a baseball field drawn from home plate through first and third bases to the outfield. Foul lines mark the area within which fair play takes place. [1/2 definitions] |
| freckle |
a light brown dot or mark in the skin, often brought out by exposure to sunlight. |
| fret3 |
one of the ridges set across the neck of a stringed instrument such as a guitar or lute to mark where the fingers should press the strings for each note. |
| gospel |
(capitalized) any of the four accounts of Jesus Christ's life, death, and teachings in the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. [1/3 definitions] |
| hedge |
to close in or mark off with a hedge; border (usually followed by "in"). [1/3 definitions] |
| hyphen |
a punctuation mark (-). It is used to join the parts of a compound word. It is also used at the end of a line to divide a word between syllables. |
| impression |
a mark made by pressing. [1/3 definitions] |