'question mark' definitions:
Definition of 'question mark'
(from WordNet)
noun
A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question [syn: question mark, interrogation point]
Definition of 'question mark'
From: GCIDE
- Interrogation \In*ter`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act or process of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; an instance of interrogating; inquiry. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A question put; an inquiry. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called a question mark; called also interrogation point. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus ([iques])], at the beginning. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'question mark'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baffling problem,
- bone of contention,
- brain twister,
- catechism,
- Chinese puzzle,
- cross-interrogatory,
- cross-question,
- crossword puzzle,
- crux,
- debating point,
- demand,
- enigma,
- enigmatic question,
- feeler,
- floorer,
- inquiry,
- interrogation,
- interrogative,
- interrogatory,
- issue,
- jigsaw puzzle,
- knot,
- knotty point,
- leader,
- leading question,
- mind-boggler,
- moot point,
- mystery,
- nut to crack,
- perplexed question,
- perplexity,
- point at issue,
- point in question,
- poser,
- problem,
- puzzle,
- puzzlement,
- puzzler,
- query,
- question,
- question at issue,
- quodlibet,
- sixty-four dollar question,
- sticker,
- stumper,
- topic,
- tough proposition,
- trial balloon,
- vexed question,
- why