Sekirov Dictionary

mark

UK /mɑːk/US /mɑɹk/

noun43

  1. A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
  2. One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called “deeps”.)
  3. The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
  4. (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
  5. (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
  6. (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
  7. (no longer used) Preeminence; high position.
  8. (no longer used) A boundary; a border or frontier.
  9. (no longer used) A boundary-post or fence.
  10. (no longer used) A type of small region or principality.
  11. (no longer used) Resemblance, likeness, image.
  12. (no longer used) Regard; respect.
  13. (no longer used) The female genitals.

verb24

forms

mark'd · marked · markt · ymarked · marking · marketh · marks · markest

Phrases with mark

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