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marks

UK/mɑːks//mɑɹks/

marks is the plural of mark.

marks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mark.

Meaning of mark

Noun

mark (plural marks)

  1. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
  2. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
  3. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
    • I do remember a great thron in Yatton field near Bristow-way, against which Sir William Waller's men made a great fire and killed it. I think the stump remains, and was a mark for travellers.1859, Henry Bull, A history, military and municipal, of the ancient borough of the Devizes
  4. The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
  5. (archaic) A type of small region or principality.
    • There dwells Théoden son of Thengel, King of the Mark of Rohan.1954, J R R Tolkien, The Two Towers
  6. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Marks

Marks

  1. (plural) plural of Mark

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Marks

Marks

  1. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Mark.
  2. A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. (UK, abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Marks & Spencer, a British multinational retailer.
    • Radice would never sanction an advert like Marks’s now-notorious ‘normal’ lady on the hill.2004 March 6, Sarah Ryle, “Prayer on a G-string at Marks”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2014
    • But it was more expensive. At BHS [British Home Stores] I bought a cotton halter neck for £4, at Marks I bought a slightly trendier top for £22.2004 June 5, Anushka Asthana, “My brush with elasticated waistbands and some big pants”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026
    Synonyms:
    M&S, Marks & Sparks

Synonyms of marks

Words formed from marks

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Questions about marks

What does marks mean?
Marks means a surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Mark.
What is marks the plural of?
Marks is the plural of mark.
What part of speech is marks?
Marks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce marks?
Marks is pronounced /mɑɹks/ (US).

Words near marks in the dictionary

  1. Markownikoff's rule
  2. Markowski
  3. Markowskis
  4. markproof
  5. markry
  6. marks
  7. Marks & Sparks
  8. Marks and Sparks
  9. marks as
  10. marks down
  11. marks down as

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