Words that rhyme with pressmark

  • arc
    n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge] 2: a continuous portion of a circle 3: something curved in shape [syn: bow, arc] v 1: form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: arch, curve, arc]
  • ark
    n 1: (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments [syn: Ark, Ark of the Covenant] 2: a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
  • bark
    n 1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants 2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog 3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: bark, barque] 4: the sound made by a dog v 1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" 2: cover with bark 3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark, skin] 4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" 5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins
  • benchmark
    n 1: a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" 2: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point [syn: benchmark, bench mark]
  • birthmark
    n 1: a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth [syn: birthmark, nevus]
  • dark
    adj 1: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" [ant: light] 2: (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue" [ant: light, light-colored] 3: brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes" 4: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy [syn: black, dark, sinister] 5: secret; "keep it dark" 6: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen] 7: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education" [syn: benighted, dark] 8: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: dark, obscure] 9: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary] 10: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn: colored, coloured, dark, dark- skinned, non-white] 11: not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays" n 1: absence of light or illumination [syn: dark, darkness] [ant: light, lighting] 2: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" [syn: iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark] 3: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn: darkness, dark, shadow] 4: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside [syn: night, nighttime, dark] [ant: day, daylight, daytime] 5: an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" [syn: dark, darkness]
  • debark
    v 1: go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn: disembark, debark, set down] [ant: embark, ship]
  • earmark
    n 1: identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal 2: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark] v 1: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" [syn: allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve]
  • footmark
    n 1: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: footprint, footmark, step]
  • hallmark
    n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark] 2: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: authentication, hallmark, assay- mark]
  • landmark
    n 1: the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" 2: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" [syn: landmark, turning point, watershed] 3: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land 4: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
  • postmark
    n 1: a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing v 1: stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing [syn: postmark, frank]
  • remark
    n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" [syn: remark, comment, input] 2: explicit notice; "it passed without remark" v 1: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention, remark] 2: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: comment, notice, remark, point out]
  • tidemark
    n 1: indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low- water limits of the tides
  • trademark
    n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark] 2: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product v 1: mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" [syn: brand, trademark, brandmark] 2: register the trademark of; "The company trademarked their new gadget"
  • watermark
    n 1: a line marking the level reached by a body of water [syn: water line, watermark] 2: a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
  • bismarck
    n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: Bismarck, von Bismarck, Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Iron Chancellor] 2: capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river [syn: Bismarck, capital of North Dakota]
  • clark
    n 1: United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838) [syn: Clark, William Clark] 2: United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: Clark, Mark Clark, Mark Wayne Clark] 3: United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-2005) [syn: Clark, Kenneth Clark, Kenneth Bancroft Clark] 4: Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-) [syn: Clark, Joe Clark, Charles Joseph Clark]
  • denmark
    n 1: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark]
  • bismark
    n 1: a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: Berlin doughnut, bismark, jelly doughnut]
  • lamarck
    n 1: French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) [syn: Lamarck, Jean Baptiste de Lamarck, Chevalier de Lamarck]
  • telemark
    n 1: a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards
  • seamark
  • hoofmark
  • monomark
  • newmark
  • ostmark
  • sitzmark
  • waymark

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