marking
1. a distinguishing symbol (Freq. 1)
- the owner's mark was on all the sheep
• Syn:
marker, mark
• Derivationally related forms:
mark (for: mark), mark, mark (for: marker)
• Hypernyms:
symbol
• Hyponyms:
earmark, brand, trademark, authentication, hallmark,
assay-mark, postmark, watermark, broad arrow, milestone, milepost,
peg, pin, spot, pip, label, cairn
2. a pattern of marks (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
design, pattern, figure
• Hyponyms:
blaze, crisscross, cross, mark, eyespot,
ocellus, shading, spot, speckle, dapple, patch,
fleck, maculation, stripe, streak, bar
3. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
• Syn:
grading, scoring
• Derivationally related forms:
score (for: scoring), grade (for: grading), mark
• Hypernyms:
evaluation, rating
4. the act of making a visible mark on a surface
• Derivationally related forms:
mark
• Hypernyms:
decoration
• Hyponyms:
lineation, mottling, striping
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