EGAVE

marker

About 6.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Someone or something that creates marks, particularly A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
    Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
  2. noun A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
    Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
  3. noun A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.
  4. noun A device that fires a paintball.
  5. noun Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for. A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the floor. A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take. Synonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt. A free or bound morpheme indicating a grammatical function. Ellipsis of discourse marker. A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species. A substance used as an indicator for diagnosis or other analysis, a biomarker. The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column or marks the direction of an alignment. A sewing machine attachment that creases the fabric to mark a line A counter, especially one used in card games or backgammon. Any of various objects that mark a place on the landscape, such as a milepost, blaze, or surveyor's cairn.
  6. noun A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for.
  7. noun A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the floor. A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take.
  8. noun A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take.

Similar words

marking mark crayon pencil spot gauge beacon plaque dial landmark

Often followed by

of for in is and to on that at

Word family

markers

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