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- [waw-ter-mahrk, wot-er-]
- /ˈwɔ tərˌmɑrk, ˈwɒt ər-/
- /ˈwɔː.tə.mɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [waw-ter-mahrk, wot-er-]
- /ˈwɔ tərˌmɑrk, ˈwɒt ər-/
Definitions of watermark word
- noun watermark a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet. 1
- noun watermark water line (def 5). 1
- noun watermark a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light. 1
- verb with object watermark to mark (paper) with a watermark. 1
- verb with object watermark to impress (a design, pattern, etc.), as a watermark. 1
- noun watermark A faint design made in some paper during manufacture, which is visible when held against the light and typically identifies the maker. 1
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Origin of watermark
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; water + mark1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Watermark
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
watermark popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
watermark usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for watermark
noun watermark
- water line — Nautical. the part of the outside of a ship's hull that is just at the water level.
- load line — Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).
- plimsoll line — load line (def 1).
- plimsoll mark — load-line mark.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
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