English words for 'Capable of being imprinted upon.'
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verb
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
noun
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
noun
- An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
- A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
- The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- a distinctive influence
- an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
- a device produced by pressure on a surface
- an impression produced by pressure or printing
verb
- To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
- To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
- To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
verb
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- contact in writing
- create code, write a computer program
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
noun
adj
- Having a visible or identifying mark.
- (linguistics, of a word, form, or phoneme) Distinguished by a positive feature.
- Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
- In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)
- (of a playing card) Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
- Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
- having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination
- singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate
- strongly marked; easily noticeable
verb
verb
noun
- a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
- a generic term for any identifying characteristic
- a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
- (cryptography) A unique identification for a public key in asymmetric cryptography.
- (by extension) A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.
- The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
- (figurative) A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.
- The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
verb
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To record, as a scribe.
- To write.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- (informal) A journalist.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- informal terms for journalists
verb
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- The act of impressing.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
noun
- the act of making a visible mark on a surface
- a pattern of marks
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- a distinguishing symbol
- (graph theory) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
- A mark.
- The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
- A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
- The action of marking.
verb
verb
- To stamp or impress; to affect.
- (transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
- To assign; to devote; to set apart.
- (transitive, business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
- (transitive) To send to a final destination.
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
- send to an address
- commit forever; commit irrevocably
noun
noun
- A fingerprint.
- A visible impression on a surface.
- (finance) A datum.
- A pattern or design.
- A footprint.
- (uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.
- (film) A copy of a film that can be projected.
- (photography) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
- (visual art) A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.
- (uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.
- (architecture) A plaster cast in bas relief.
- (countable) A newspaper.
- Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.
- (uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
- availability in printed form
- a visible indication made on a surface
- a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
- a picture or design printed from an engraving
- a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
- a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
- the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
adj
verb
- (transitive) To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.
- (ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.
- (computing, transitive) To display a string on the terminal.
- (transitive) To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns.
- To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.
- (finance, ambitransitive) To produce an observable value.
- (transitive) To fingerprint (a person).
- (intransitive, slang) To inadequately conceal a weapon such that its outline or imprint is visible on the person wearing it.
- (transitive) To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
- (ambitransitive) To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.
- (transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.
- write as if with print; not cursive
- make into a print
- put into print
- reproduce by printing
noun
verb
adj
verb
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- make or leave a mark on
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
noun
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
verb
- (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
- To sketch; to delineate.
- To engrave a surface.
- To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- carve or cut a design or letters into
- cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
- make an etching of
- selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
noun
- A mark made by smearing.
- (medicine) A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
- (climbing) A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- (music) A rough glissando in jazz music.
- (radio, television, uncountable) Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- (biology) A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.
- (countable, uncountable) A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
- slanderous defamation
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- a blemish made by dirt
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
verb
- (transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- (transitive) To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
- (transitive) To make something dirty.
- (transitive) To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
- (transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
- (transitive) (of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
- (climbing) To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
- (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
- (intransitive) To become messy or not clear by being spread.
- (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
noun
- the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- The opening so formed.
- (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- (transport) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
- (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- (cricket) The curved path of the ball bowled by a spin bowler.
- (biochemistry) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- Alternative form of loup (“mass of iron”).
- (rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
- (rail transport) A passing loop.
- A ring road or beltway.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
verb
- wind around something in coils or loops
- fasten or join with a loop
- make a loop in
- fly loops, perform a loop
- move in loops
- (intransitive) To move in a loop.
- (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
- (transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
- To place in a loop.
- (transitive) To play something (such as a song or video) in a loop.
- (transitive) To form something into a loop.
- (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.
- (education, ambitransitive) To have the teacher progress through multiple school years with the same students.
- (intransitive) To form a loop.
- (transitive) To move something in a loop.
- (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
- (transitive) To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
noun
- A stamp; an impression.
- A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
- A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
- A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
- an order for goods to be exported or imported
- the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
verb
- (typography) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "Hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.
- (historical) To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.
- To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
- (intransitive) To be cut, notched, or dented.
- (transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
- (military, India, Singapore, dated elsewhere) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
- cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
- make a depression into
- notch the edge of or make jagged
- bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
- set in from the margin
verb
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- mark with one's signature
- convert ordinary language into code
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- register formally as a participant or member
- (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
- (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
- (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
- (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
noun
verb
noun
- A person's signature.
- A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- (computing) An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
verb
- (transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.
- (intransitive) To use sign language.
- (transitive) To communicate using gestures to (someone).
- (transitive or reflexive) To write (one's name) as a signature.
- (transitive) To furnish (a road etc.) with signs.
- (intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal.
- (intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.
- (transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
- (transitive) To calculate or derive whether a quantity has a positive or negative sign.
- (intransitive) To write one's signature.
- (transitive) To mark, to put or leave a mark on.
- (transitive) To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.
- (reflexive) To cross oneself.
- To determine the sign of
- (transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.
- (transitive) To communicate or make known (a meaning, intention, etc.) by a sign.
- communicate in sign language
- make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- be engaged by a written agreement
- place signs, as along a road
- engage by written agreement
- mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
noun
- (Canada, US, Australia, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.
- A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)
- (astrology) An astrological sign.
- (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.
- A wonder; miracle; prodigy.
- A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
- (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.
- An omen.
- A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
- (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (uncountable) Sign language in general.
- A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
- a gesture that is part of a sign language
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
- a public display of a message
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
- structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
- (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
- a character indicating a relation between quantities
- a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
adj
adj
noun
- (business) A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company.
- (linguistic morphology) Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.
- (translation studies) In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other.
noun
- An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
- A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
- The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- a distinctive influence
- an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
- a device produced by pressure on a surface
- an impression produced by pressure or printing
verb
- To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
- To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
- To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
verb
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
noun
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
noun
- the act of making a visible mark on a surface
- a pattern of marks
- evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- a distinguishing symbol
- (graph theory) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
- A mark.
- The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.
- A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.
- The action of marking.
verb
noun
noun
- A fingerprint.
- A visible impression on a surface.
- (finance) A datum.
- A pattern or design.
- A footprint.
- (uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.
- (film) A copy of a film that can be projected.
- (photography) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
- (visual art) A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.
- (uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.
- (architecture) A plaster cast in bas relief.
- (countable) A newspaper.
- Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.
- (uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
- availability in printed form
- a visible indication made on a surface
- a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
- a picture or design printed from an engraving
- a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
- a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
- the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
adj
verb
- (transitive) To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.
- (ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.
- (computing, transitive) To display a string on the terminal.
- (transitive) To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns.
- To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.
- (finance, ambitransitive) To produce an observable value.
- (transitive) To fingerprint (a person).
- (intransitive, slang) To inadequately conceal a weapon such that its outline or imprint is visible on the person wearing it.
- (transitive) To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
- (ambitransitive) To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.
- (transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.
- write as if with print; not cursive
- make into a print
- put into print
- reproduce by printing
noun
verb
adj
verb
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- The act of impressing.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
noun
- A mark made by smearing.
- (medicine) A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
- (climbing) A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- (music) A rough glissando in jazz music.
- (radio, television, uncountable) Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- (biology) A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.
- (countable, uncountable) A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
- slanderous defamation
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- a blemish made by dirt
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
verb
- (transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- (transitive) To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
- (transitive) To make something dirty.
- (transitive) To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
- (transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
- (transitive) (of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
- (climbing) To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
- (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
- (intransitive) To become messy or not clear by being spread.
- (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
noun
- the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- The opening so formed.
- (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- (transport) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
- (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- (cricket) The curved path of the ball bowled by a spin bowler.
- (biochemistry) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- Alternative form of loup (“mass of iron”).
- (rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
- (rail transport) A passing loop.
- A ring road or beltway.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
verb
- wind around something in coils or loops
- fasten or join with a loop
- make a loop in
- fly loops, perform a loop
- move in loops
- (intransitive) To move in a loop.
- (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
- (transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
- To place in a loop.
- (transitive) To play something (such as a song or video) in a loop.
- (transitive) To form something into a loop.
- (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.
- (education, ambitransitive) To have the teacher progress through multiple school years with the same students.
- (intransitive) To form a loop.
- (transitive) To move something in a loop.
- (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
- (transitive) To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
noun
- A stamp; an impression.
- A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
- A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
- A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
- an order for goods to be exported or imported
- the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
verb
- (typography) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "Hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.
- (historical) To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.
- To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
- (intransitive) To be cut, notched, or dented.
- (transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
- (military, India, Singapore, dated elsewhere) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
- cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
- make a depression into
- notch the edge of or make jagged
- bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
- set in from the margin
noun
verb
noun
- A person's signature.
- A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- (computing) An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
verb
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- raise in a relief
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- affix a stamp to
- walk heavily
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
noun
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
- A device for imprinting designs.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
verb
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- contact in writing
- create code, write a computer program
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
noun
verb
noun
- a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
- a generic term for any identifying characteristic
- a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
- (cryptography) A unique identification for a public key in asymmetric cryptography.
- (by extension) A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.
- The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
- (figurative) A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.
- The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
verb
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To record, as a scribe.
- To write.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- (informal) A journalist.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- informal terms for journalists
verb
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- The act of impressing.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- To stamp or impress; to affect.
- (transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
- To assign; to devote; to set apart.
- (transitive, business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
- (transitive) To send to a final destination.
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
- send to an address
- commit forever; commit irrevocably
verb
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- make or leave a mark on
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
noun
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
verb
- (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
- To sketch; to delineate.
- To engrave a surface.
- To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- carve or cut a design or letters into
- cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
- make an etching of
- selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
noun
- An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
- A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
- The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- a distinctive influence
- an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
- a device produced by pressure on a surface
- an impression produced by pressure or printing
verb
- To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
- To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
- To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
verb
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- mark with one's signature
- convert ordinary language into code
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- register formally as a participant or member
- (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
- (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
- (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
- (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
verb
- (transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.
- (intransitive) To use sign language.
- (transitive) To communicate using gestures to (someone).
- (transitive or reflexive) To write (one's name) as a signature.
- (transitive) To furnish (a road etc.) with signs.
- (intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal.
- (intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.
- (transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
- (transitive) To calculate or derive whether a quantity has a positive or negative sign.
- (intransitive) To write one's signature.
- (transitive) To mark, to put or leave a mark on.
- (transitive) To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.
- (reflexive) To cross oneself.
- To determine the sign of
- (transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.
- (transitive) To communicate or make known (a meaning, intention, etc.) by a sign.
- communicate in sign language
- make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- be engaged by a written agreement
- place signs, as along a road
- engage by written agreement
- mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
noun
- (Canada, US, Australia, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.
- A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)
- (astrology) An astrological sign.
- (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.
- A wonder; miracle; prodigy.
- A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
- (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.
- An omen.
- A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
- (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (uncountable) Sign language in general.
- A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
- a gesture that is part of a sign language
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
- a public display of a message
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
- structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
- (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
- a character indicating a relation between quantities
- a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
adj
adj
- Having a visible or identifying mark.
- (linguistics, of a word, form, or phoneme) Distinguished by a positive feature.
- Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
- In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)
- (of a playing card) Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
- Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
- having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination
- singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate
- strongly marked; easily noticeable
verb
adj
noun
- (business) A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company.
- (linguistic morphology) Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.
- (translation studies) In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other.