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Common collocations with mark in American Collocation

mark noun countable

US /mɑrk/

difficult or impossible to remove

permanent
stubborn

On really stubborn marks use a little neat ammonia on a damp cloth.

dirty or unpleasant

dirty
greasy
oily
unsightly

There were greasy marks all over the windows.

distinctive

characteristic
distinctive

The Jackdaw had a distinctive white mark on its neck.

faint or small

faint
slight
tiny

The only visible remains were some very slight marks where the droplets had been.

large or obvious

big
dark
visible

I have a big black mark from his tyre on my leathers.

of a particular type

bite
scorch
scratch
scuff
skid

There were no skid marks or other signs on the roadway to indicate what had happened.

made by a particular thing

brush
bullet
claw
finger
grease
nail
paint
paw
teeth
tyre

To remove grease marks from paper, sprinkle talcum powder over the grease mark and leave overnight.

make a mark

leave
make

You can chop vegetables or put a hot saucepan on them without leaving a mark.

carry

bear
carry
have

All the fragments bear the unmistakable marks of machine saw cutting along their edges.