Punctuation

the mark (‘'’) used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

a punctuation mark (‘,’) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

an exclamatory rhetorical device; "exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’"

omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"

a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"

half the width of an em

a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.; "The en dash is commonly used to indicate a closed range of values — a range with clearly def…

an exclamatory rhetorical device; "exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’"

a punctuation mark (‘!’) used after an exclamation

a punctuation mark (‘!’) used after an exclamation

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"

divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"

a punctuation mark (‘?’) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"

a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"

a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the questio…

a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"

half the width of an em

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the questio…

a punctuation mark (‘?’) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

a punctuation mark (‘;’) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

either of two punctuation marks (‘’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

either of two punctuation marks (‘’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

a punctuation mark (‘:’) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line…

a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line…

either of two punctuation marks ‘(’ or ‘)’ used to enclose textual material

the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the roll he put a check mark by each student's name"

a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the roll he put a check mark by each student's name"