'Marking' definitions:
Definition of 'marking'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Marking'
From: GCIDE
- Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marked (m[aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Marking.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See Mark the sign.]
- 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words. "Mark the perfect man." --Ps. xxxvii. 37. [1913 Webster]
- To mark out. (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account.
- To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Marking'
From: GCIDE
- Marking \Mark"ing\, n. The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. [1913 Webster]
- Marking ink, indelible ink, because used in marking linen.
- Marking nut (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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'marking'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- demitint,
- differentia,
- differential,
- discoloration,
- distinctive feature,
- dot,
- dress,
- eagle,
- earmark,
- emblems,
- engravement,
- engraving,
- ensigns,
- etch,
- etching,
- fasces,
- feature,
- figure,
- figurehead,
- flavor,
- fleck,
- fleur-de-lis,
- flick,
- freckle,
- gash,
- gem-engraving,
- glass-cutting,
- glyptic,
- graving,
- gust,
- hack,
- half tint,
- hallmark,
- hammer and sickle,
- hatching,
- heraldry,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- impress,
- impression,
- incision,
- index,
- individualism,
- inscript,
- inscription,
- insignia,
- jot,
- keynote,
- lapel pin,
- lentigo,
- line,
- lineaments,
- lining,
- livery,
- mace,
- macula,
- mannerism,
- mantle,
- mark,
- markings,
- medal,
- 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
Words containing 'Marking'
- Mark,
- Marked,
- Markedly,
- Marks,
- To mark out,
- below the mark,
- mark down,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- mark up,
- A man of mark,
- A marked man,
- Bench mark,
- Chatter mark,
- Flood mark,
- Lubber's mark,
- Mark, IL,
- Marked Tree,
- Marking ink,
- Marking nut,
- Marks of cadency,
- Marks, MS,
- Mother's mark,
- Plague mark,
- Plate mark,
- Plimsoll's mark,
- Quotation marks,
- Ripple marks,
- St. Marks,
- Stray mark,
- Thumb mark,
- To mark a point,
- To mark time,
- accent mark,
- black mark,
- burn mark,
- call mark,
- check mark,
- deutsche mark,
- diacritical mark,
- ditto mark,
- dollar mark,
- easy mark,
- exclamation mark,
- finnish mark,
- german mark,
- hash mark,
- hoof mark,
- mark anthony,
- mark antony,
- mark clark,
- mark hopkins,
- mark of cain,
- mark rothko,
- mark time,
- mark tobey,
- mark twain,
- marked-up,
- metronome marking,
- miss the mark,
- plimsoll mark,
- punctuation mark,
- question mark,
- quotation mark,
- reference mark,
- ripple mark,
- saint mark,
- shoulder mark,
- simon marks,
- st. mark,
- strawberry mark,
- stress mark,
- stretch mark,
- toe the mark,
- wide of the mark,
- Hall-mark,
- Lion of St Mark,
- Low water mark,
- Marked Tree, AR,
- Re-mark,
- Ripple-marked,
- St. Marks, FL,
- To make one's mark,
- Trade-mark,
- assay-mark,
- black-marked,
- date-mark,
- gospel according to mark,
- high water mark,
- hoof-mark,
- letter of mark and reprisal,
- lilian alicia marks,
- mark gospel according to,
- mark wayne clark,
- peter mark roget,
- well-marked,
- yellow-marked,
- High-water mark,
- first baron marks of broughton,
- hypertext mark-up language,
- low-water mark