marker

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

markers

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

marker

past (v2)

markered

past participle (v3)

markered

present participle

markering

3rd person singular

markers

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Someone or something that creates marks, particularly

   • Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
   • "It has been ready a long while," answered the marker, who had already set the balls in a triangle, and was knocking the red one about for his own diversion.

2. 2.Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly

   • Board member Phillip Carlson […] said he considers [the election of] Brading to be a marker for the distance the gay and lesbian community has come.
   • Pellegrini insisted this was a game City had to win - this they did and with the sort of performance that put down a marker for how the Chilean wants his team to play.

3. 3.Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.

4. 4.The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen.(colloquial)

   • Susie got marker all over the walls.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To mark or write on (something) using a marker

   • On one page someone has markered: "Remember, you are your own best thing."

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