The difference between Fish and Mark

Fish as a noun (countable):

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

Fish as a noun (archaic, or, loosely):

Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.

Fish as a noun (uncountable):

The flesh of the fish used as food.

Fish as a noun (uncountable):

A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.

Fish as a noun (uncountable, derogatory, slang):

A woman.

Fish as a noun (countable, slang):

An easy victim for swindling.

Fish as a noun (countable, poker slang):

A bad poker player. Compare shark (a good poker player).

Fish as a noun (countable, nautical):

A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.

Fish as a noun (nautical):

A purchase used to fish the anchor.

Fish as a noun (countable, nautical):

A torpedo.

Fish as a noun (zoology):

A paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups: Class Myxini, the hagfish (no vertebra) Class Petromyzontida, the lampreys (no jaw) Within infraphylum Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates (also including Tetrapoda) # Class Chondrichthyes, cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays # Superclass Osteichthyes, bony fish.

Fish as a noun (cartomancy):

The thirty-fourth Lenormand card.

Fish as a noun:

A period of time spent fishing.

Fish as a noun:

An instance of seeking something.

Fish as a verb (intransitive):

To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.

Fish as a verb (transitive):

To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.

Fish as a verb (intransitive):

To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.

Fish as a verb (intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for"):

To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something.

Fish as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.

Fish as a verb (nautical):

To repair a spar or mast by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above).

Fish as a noun (obsolete):

A counter, used in various games.

Mark as a noun:

Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.

Mark as a noun:

Characteristic, sign, visible impression. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something. A characteristic feature. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. A sign or brand on a person. A written character or sign. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc. Resemblance, likeness, image. A particular design or make of an item . A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total.

Mark as a noun:

Indicator of position, objective etc. A target for shooting at with a projectile. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game. The female genitals. 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. The line indicating an athlete's starting-point. A score for a sporting achievement. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance. A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures. Limit or standard of action or fact. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station. Preeminence; high position. A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential. 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".)

Mark as a noun:

Attention. Attention, notice. Importance, noteworthiness. Regard; respect.

Mark as a verb:

To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.

Mark as a verb:

To indicate in some way for later reference.

Mark as a verb:

To take note of.

Mark as a verb:

To blemish, scratch, or stain.

Mark as a verb:

To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.

Mark as a verb:

To keep account of; to enumerate and register.

Mark as a verb (Australian rules football):

To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.

Mark as a verb (sports):

To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.

Mark as a verb (golf):

To put a marker in the place of one's ball.

Mark as a verb (singing):

To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.

Mark as a noun:

A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.

Mark as a noun (now, historical):

An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.

Mark as a noun:

Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.

Mark as a noun:

A coin worth one mark.

Mark as a verb (imperative, marching):

(said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).