The difference between Mark and Point

When used as nouns, mark means a boundary, whereas point means an individual element in a larger whole.

When used as verbs, mark means to put a mark upon, whereas point means to extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.


check bellow for the other definitions of Mark and Point

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

    Examples:

    "A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman."

    "The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly."

    "With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy."

    "I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two."

    "What mark did you get in your history test?"

  3. 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".)

    Examples:

    "I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark."

    "Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8."

    "to be within the mark;  to come up to the mark"

    "patricians of mark;  a fellow of no mark"

  4. Mark as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "His last comment is particularly worthy of mark."

  1. Mark as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "to mark a box or bale of merchandise"

    "to mark clothing with one's name"

  2. Mark as a verb:

    To indicate in some way for later reference.

    Examples:

    "She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading."

    "This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died."

    "His courage and energy marked him as a leader."

  3. Mark as a verb:

    To take note of.

    Examples:

    "'Mark my words: that boy's up to no good."

  4. Mark as a verb:

    To blemish, scratch, or stain.

    Examples:

    "See where this pencil has marked the paper."

    "The floor was marked with wine and blood."

  5. Mark as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests."

  6. Mark as a verb:

    To keep account of; to enumerate and register.

    Examples:

    "to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game"

  7. 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.

  8. Mark as a verb (sports):

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

  9. Mark as a verb (golf):

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

  10. 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.

  1. Mark as a noun:

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Mark as a noun:

    A coin worth one mark.

  1. Mark as a verb (imperative, marching):

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

    Examples:

    "Mark time, mark!"

    "Forward, mark!"

  1. Point as a noun (archaic):

    A discrete division of something. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. Condition, state. A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition. A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea. A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit. A tiny amount of time; a moment. A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half. A note; a tune. A distinguishing quality or characteristic. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. A tenth; formerly also a twelfth. Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc. A unit of scoring in a game or competition. A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud). A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares. a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). An electric power socket. A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25. A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.

    Examples:

    "The Congress debated the finer points of the bill."

    "There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up."

    "At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda."

    "She was not feeling in good point."

    "I made the point that we all had an interest to protect."

    "The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens."

    "Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion."

    "We should meet at a pre-arranged point."

    "Logic isn't my strong point."

    "The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light."

    "Possession is nine points of the law."

    "The one with the most points will win the game"

    "10.5 ("ten point five"; = ten and a half)"

    "Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!"

  2. Point as a noun (backgammon):

    A sharp extremity. The sharp tip of an object. Any projecting extremity of an object. An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played. A peninsula or promontory. The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction. The difference between two points of the compass. Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression. A railroad switch. An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking. A tine or snag of an antler. A movement executed with the sabre or foil.

    Examples:

    "Cut the skin with the point of the knife."

    "His cowboy belt was studded with points."

    "to fall off a point'"

    "The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable."

    "tierce point'"

  3. Point as a noun (heraldry):

    One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.

  4. Point as a noun (nautical):

    A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.

  5. Point as a noun (historical):

    A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"

  6. Point as a noun:

    Lace worked by the needle.

    Examples:

    "'point de Venise; Brussels point'"

  7. Point as a noun (US, slang, dated):

    An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.

  8. Point as a noun:

    The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.

    Examples:

    "The dog came to a point."

  9. Point as a noun (falconry):

    The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.

  10. Point as a noun:

    The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.

  11. Point as a noun:

    The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.

  12. Point as a noun (medicine, obsolete):

    A vaccine point.

  13. Point as a noun (cricket):

    In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position. A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover. The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper. The position of the pitcher and catcher. A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.

  1. Point as a verb (intransitive):

    To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

    Examples:

    "It's rude to point at other people."

  2. Point as a verb (intransitive):

    To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

    Examples:

    "The arrow of a compass points north"

    "The skis were pointing uphill."

    "The arrow on the map points towards the entrance"

  3. Point as a verb (intransitive):

    To face in a particular direction.

  4. Point as a verb (transitive):

    To direct toward an object; to aim.

    Examples:

    "to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort"

  5. Point as a verb:

    To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.

    Examples:

    "to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral"

  6. Point as a verb (intransitive):

    To indicate a probability of something.

  7. Point as a verb (ambitransitive, masonry):

    To repair mortar.

  8. Point as a verb (transitive, masonry):

    To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.

  9. Point as a verb (stone-cutting):

    To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

  10. Point as a verb (transitive):

    To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.

    Examples:

    "If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator."

  11. Point as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.

  12. Point as a verb (transitive):

    To mark with diacritics.

  13. Point as a verb (dated):

    To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.

    Examples:

    "to point a composition"

  14. Point as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.

  15. Point as a verb (transitive, Internet):

    To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.

  16. Point as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

    To sail close to the wind.

    Examples:

    "Bear off a little, we're pointing."

  17. Point as a verb (intransitive, hunting):

    To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.

  18. Point as a verb (medicine, of an [[abscess]]):

    To approximate to the surface; to head.

  19. Point as a verb (obsolete):

    To appoint.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  20. Point as a verb (dated):

    To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.