Difference between gold and mark

gold

Definitions

adjective

  1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
  2. made from or covered with gold

noun

  1. a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
  2. something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
  3. great wealth
  4. coins made of gold
  5. a deep yellow color

Examples

The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.

As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.

In many places, glittering among the clothes, were gold and silver coins, a few silver ornaments such as buckles, and watches -- things not missed by the pirates in the transport of their flight.

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mark

Definitions

noun

  1. a visible indication made on a surface
  2. the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
  3. formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
  4. a distinguishing symbol
  5. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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verb

  1. celebrate by some ceremony or observation
  2. insert punctuation marks into
  3. remove from a list
  4. notice or perceive
  5. make underscoring marks
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Examples

The poems, plays, and essays of the committed cultural nationalist are characterized by a markedly hortatory or didactic manner.

The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores.

A lot of them were marked, or born wrong, or crooked, or scabious, looking for help from the Nazarene, for some panacea.

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