wide+of+the+mark

  • 31mark — mark1 [ mark ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area of dirt/oil etc. ▸ 2 level/stage/total etc. ▸ 3 something that shows a quality ▸ 4 printed/written symbol ▸ 5 school score ▸ 6 place you try to hit ▸ 7 official sign on something ▸ 8 unit of money in Germany …

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  • 32mark — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦♦ marks, marking, marked 1) N COUNT A mark is a small area of something such as dirt that has accidentally got onto a surface or piece of clothing. The dogs are always rubbing against the wall and making dirty marks... A… …

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  • 33wide — adjective (wider, widest) 1》 of great or more than average width.     ↘(after a measurement and in questions) from side to side.     ↘open to the full extent: wide eyes. 2》 including a great variety of people or things.     ↘spread among a large… …

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  • 34wide — wideness, n. /wuyd/, adj., wider, widest, adv., n. adj. 1. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard. 2. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide. 3. of great horizontal extent;… …

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  • 35mark — I n. sign. symbol 1) to make one s mark ( to make a cross in place of a signature ) 2) an accent, stress; diacritical; exclamation (BE; AE has exclamation point); punctuation; question; quotation mark 3) (mil.) a hash mark 4) a laundry mark… …

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  • 36wide — /waɪd / (say wuyd) adjective (wider, widest) 1. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad; not narrow. 2. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three metres wide. 3. of great horizontal extent; extensive;… …

  • 37mark*/*/*/ — [mɑːk] noun [C] I 1) a small area of something such as dirt, oil, or damage on the surface of something There was a greasy mark on his shirt.[/ex] There were burn marks all over her hands.[/ex] 2) British a score or GRADE that you are given for… …

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  • 38wide — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 covering a large area or range VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …

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  • 39wide — [[t]waɪd[/t]] adj. wid•er, wid•est, adv. 1) of great extent from side to side; broad: a wide street[/ex] 2) having a specified extent from side to side: three feet wide[/ex] 3) vast; spacious: the wide plains[/ex] 4) of great range or scope: a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40mark — 1 verb 1 MAKE A MARK (I, T) to make a mark on something in a way that spoils its appearance, or to become spoiled in this way: We were careful not to mark the paintwork. | The disease had marked her face for life. | It s a beautiful table, but it …

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