marking
(n)
a distinguishing symbol
Example: the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Synonyms: marker; marking; mark
(n)
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
Example: what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
Synonyms: marking; grading; scoring
(n)
the act of making a visible mark on a surface
Synonyms: marking
(v)
attach a tag or label to
Example: label these bottles
Synonyms: tag; label; mark
(v)
designate as if by a mark
Example: This sign marks the border
Synonyms: mark
(v)
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Example: His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Synonyms: distinguish; mark; differentiate
(v)
mark by some ceremony or observation
Example: The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
Synonyms: commemorate; mark
(v)
make or leave a mark on
Example: the scouts marked the trail
Synonyms: mark
(v)
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Example: He denounced the government action
Synonyms: stigmatize; stigmatise; brand; denounce; mark
Example: She noted that someone was following her
Synonyms: notice; mark; note
Example: The skin disease scarred his face permanently
Synonyms: scar; mark; pock; pit
(v)
make small marks into the surface of
Example: score the clay before firing it
Synonyms: score; nock; mark
(v)
establish as the highest level or best performance
Example: set a record
Synonyms: set; mark
(v)
make underscoring marks
Synonyms: score; mark
Example: Cross the name of the dead person off the list
Synonyms: cross off; cross out; strike out; strike off; mark
(v)
put a check mark on or near or next to
Example: Please check each name on the list
Synonyms: check; check off; mark; mark off; tick off; tick
(v)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Example: grade tests
Synonyms: grade; score; mark
(v)
insert punctuation marks into
Synonyms: punctuate; mark