Related Words for near the mark

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about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
adjacent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
adjoining
x/x
Adjective
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
akin
x/
Adjective, Noun
all but
//
Phrase, Adverb
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
along
x/
Adverb
alongside
x//
Adverb
annotate
/xx
Verb
appellation
xx/x
Noun
applicable
/xxx
Adjective
applicant
/xx
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
arid
/x
Adjective
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
artificial
xx/x
Adjective
assumed
x/
Adjective
asterisk
/xx
Noun, Verb
authentication
xxx/x
Noun
badge
/
Noun, Verb
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bar sinister
//xx
Phrase, Noun
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
bell ringer
//x
Phrase, Noun
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
beside
x/
Adverb
birthmark
/x
Noun
blot
/
Noun, Verb
bookmark
/x
Noun, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brand
/
Noun, Verb
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
broad arrow
//x
Phrase, Noun
bruise
/
Noun, Verb
bull
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
buoy
/x
Noun, Verb
byproduct
/xx
Noun
cairn
/
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
card
/
Noun, Verb
carefully
/xx
Adverb
celebrate
/xx
Verb
char
/
Noun, Verb
characterise
xxx/x
Verb
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
characterize
/xxx
Verb
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
check mark
//
Phrase, Noun
check off
//
Phrase, Verb
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
cheerless
/x
Adjective
chummy
/x
Adjective, Noun
chump
/
Noun, Verb
circa
/x
Noun
clap
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
clout
/
Noun, Verb
cloven foot
/x/
Phrase, Noun
cloven hoof
/x/
Phrase, Noun
code
/
Noun, Verb
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
come on
//
Phrase, Verb
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
commemorate
x/xx
Verb
commemoration
xxx/x
Noun
commemorative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
comparable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
contiguous
x/xx
Adjective
convene
x/
Verb
copyright
/xx
Noun, Verb
correction
x/x
Noun
crisscross
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
cross
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crowd
/
Noun, Verb
cue
/
Noun, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
decal
xx
Noun, Verb
default
x/
Noun, Verb
defect
/x
Noun, Verb
delimit
x/x
Verb
delineate
x/xx
Verb
dem
x
Noun
demerit
x/x
Noun, Verb
denounce
x/
Verb
derivative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
describe
x/
Verb
descriptive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
designation
xx/x
Noun
designator
/xxx
Noun
dial
/x
Noun, Verb
differentiate
xx/xx
Verb, Noun
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
dimple
/x
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
distant
/x
Adjective
distinguish
x/x
Verb
ditto
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
dollar
/x
Noun
dollar sign
/x/
Phrase, Noun
dot
/
Noun, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
draw near
//
Phrase, Verb
drip
/
Noun, Verb
dunk
/
Noun, Verb
ear
/
Noun, Verb
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
earmark
/x
Noun, Verb
east
/
Name, Adjective, Adverb
edge in
/x
Phrase, Verb
emblem
/x
Noun, Verb
emphasise
/xx
Verb
emphasize
/xx
Verb
endnote
/x
Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
erica
/xx
Name
estimated
/xxx
Verb
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fall guy
//
Phrase, Noun
familiar
x/x
Adjective, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
fingerprint
/xx
Noun, Verb
fish
/
Noun, Verb
flag
/
Noun, Verb
floor
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fool
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
footprint
/x
Noun
foreseeable
x/xx
Adjective
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
framework
/x
Noun
gaines
/
Name
gave
/
Name
glorious
/xx
Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grade
/
Noun, Verb
greet
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gull
/
Noun, Verb
hallmark
/x
Noun, Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
helm
/
Noun, Verb
herald
/x
Name, Verb
hereabouts
/xx
Adverb
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
horses
/x
Noun
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
identification
xxxx/x
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
identity
x/xx
Noun
ignore
x/
Verb
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
imminence
/xx
Noun
imminent
/xx
Adjective
impending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
impression
x/x
Noun, Verb
imprint
x/
Noun, Verb
incentive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
indentation
xx/x
Noun
indicate
/xx
Verb
indication
xx/x
Noun
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
ink
/
Noun, Verb
inscription
x/x
Noun
instruction
x/x
Noun
interrogation
xxx/x
Noun
invalidate
x/xx
Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
just about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
label
/x
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
left
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
located
/xx
Adjective
logo
/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
loom
/
Noun, Verb
lower
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
lying
/x
Noun, Adjective
mack
/
Name, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
marc
/
Name
march
/
Name, Verb
marcos
/x
Name
marcus
/x
Name
marek
/x
Name
marked
/
Adjective
marker
/x
Noun, Verb
markup
/x
Noun
marque
/
Noun
meadows
/x
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
memo
/x
Noun, Verb
memorandum
xx/x
Noun
memorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
methanol
/xx
Noun
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mike
/
Name, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
minimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
minimum
/xx
Noun, Adjective
misty
/x
Adjective, Noun
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
moral
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mug
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
nah
/
Name
nail
/
Noun, Verb
name
/
Noun, Verb
nearby
//
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
neared
/
Verb
nearly
/x
Adverb
neat
/
Adjective, Noun
negotiable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
neighbor
/x
Noun, Verb
neighborhood
/xx
Noun
neighbour
/x
Noun, Verb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nigh
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
nock
/
Noun, Verb
nota
/x
Verb
notation
x/x
Noun
notch
/
Noun, Verb
note
/
Noun, Verb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
observance
x/x
Noun
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
odd
/
Adjective, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
omen
/x
Noun, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
original
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
patsy
/x
Name
pear
/
Noun
peg
/
Noun, Verb
pen
/
Noun, Verb
pencil
/x
Noun, Verb
pertaining
x/x
Noun
picks
/
Verb, Noun
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
pin
/
Noun, Verb
pip
/
Noun, Verb
pit
/
Noun, Verb
pitch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
pock
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pointer
/x
Noun
possessory
x/xx
Adjective
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
postmark
/x
Noun, Verb
practically
/xx
Adverb
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prey
/
Noun, Verb
print
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
proof
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
proprietary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
proximal
/xx
Adjective
proximate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
proximity
x/xx
Noun
punctuate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
punctuation
xx/x
Noun
punctuation mark
xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
punk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
quasi
/x
Adjective
query
/x
Noun, Verb
rating
/x
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
receding
x/x
Adjective, Noun
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
recent
/x
Adjective, Noun
recently
/xx
Adverb
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
register
/xx
Noun, Verb
registration
xx/x
Noun
relation
x/x
Noun
relative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
remoter
x/x
Noun
represent
xx/
Verb
revive
x/
Verb
roughly
/x
Adverb
scar
/
Noun, Verb
scholar
/x
Noun
score
/
Noun, Verb
scrape
/
Verb, Noun
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scribe
/
Noun, Verb
seal
/
Noun, Verb
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
semi
/x
Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shawn
/
Name
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shortly
/x
Adverb
show
/
Verb, Noun
sign
/
Noun, Verb
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
signature
/xx
Noun, Adjective
signified
/xx
Noun
signpost
/x
Noun, Verb
similar
/xx
Adjective, Noun
situated
/xxx
Adjective
slash
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
soft touch
//
Phrase, Noun
soil
/
Noun, Verb
some
/
Adverb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
souvenir
xx/
Noun, Verb
speck
/
Noun, Verb
speedy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stain
/
Noun, Verb
stake
/
Noun, Verb
stamp
/
Noun, Verb
star
/
Noun, Verb
step
/
Noun, Verb
sticker
/x
Noun, Verb
stigma
/x
Noun
stigmatize
/xx
Verb
stingy
/x
Adjective
stress
/
Noun, Verb
striate
xx
Adjective, Verb
strike out
//
Phrase, Verb
stripe
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
sucker
/x
Noun, Verb
summit
/x
Noun, Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
surrounding
x/x
Noun
symbol
/x
Noun, Verb
symbolic
x/x
Adjective
tag
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
take notice
//x
Phrase, Verb
target
/x
Noun, Verb
tattoo
x/
Noun, Verb
territory
/xxx
Noun
threshold
/x
Noun
tick
/
Noun, Verb
tick off
//
Phrase, Verb
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
toward
x/
Adjective, Noun
trace
/
Noun, Verb
trade
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trademark
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tyre
/
Noun, Verb
unattainable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
underline
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
underscore
xx/
Verb, Noun
ungenerous
x/xx
Adjective
unreal
x/
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
upcoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
upstairs
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
upwind
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
vicinity
x/xx
Noun
vip
xx/
Name
virtually
/xxx
Adverb
warm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
watermark
/xx
Noun, Verb
welt
/
Noun, Verb
while
/
Noun, Verb
write
/
Verb, Noun