Trademarks - English meaning

noun

A small piece of metal, plastic, or cloth bearing a design or words, typically worn to identify a person or to indicate membership of an organization or support for a cause.

Usage examples:

The badge of the cheshire regiment

verb

Mark with a badge or other distinguishing emblem.

Usage examples:

Vendors can badge their products ‘certified’

An emblem that signifies your status

noun

A publisher's emblem or imprint, usually on the title page of a book.

Usage examples:

Old colophons on school books sport two sorts of logo: oblong whorls, rococo scrolls - both in worn…

noun

A comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest

verb

Reach the top of (a hill or wave).

Usage examples:

She crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her

noun

The top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill

Usage examples:

We climbed to the crest of the hill., the flood waters crested thursday (= reached their highest le…

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

Usage examples:

A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

noun

A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.

Usage examples:

America's national emblem, the bald eagle

noun

An object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea, or a picture of the object

Usage examples:

A dove is often used as an emblem of peace.

noun

Something such as a picture which is a symbol for a particular person, organization, group, or idea

Usage examples:

The merchandise carries the alfa romeo emblem., the leather-goods manufacturer began to be seen an …

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

A mark stamped on articles of gold, silver, or platinum by the british assay offices, certifying their standard of purity.

Usage examples:

This is to be an appeal against the proposal by italy for the abandonment of hallmarks on gold and …

verb

Stamp with a hallmark.

Usage examples:

He was reprimanded for not hallmarking his work

noun

A typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing

Usage examples:

An independent press is one of the hallmarks of a free society.

noun

A distinguishing badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization.

Usage examples:

A khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar

noun

An object or mark which shows that a person belongs to a particular organization or has a particular rank

Usage examples:

A cub scout insignia

noun

A symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc.

Usage examples:

The olympic logo was emblazoned across the tracksuits

noun

A small picture or design that a company or organization uses as its symbol

Usage examples:

Athletes are all wearing the sneaker company’s logo.

noun

A design or symbol displayed on a company's products, vehicles, signs, etc. that expresses the company's character and purpose and makes it easy for customers to recognize and remember the company

Usage examples:

The sponsor's logo was displayed at every entrance to the stadium., brand/company/corporate logo th…

noun

A single piece of type that prints a word, a group of separate letters, or a logo.

Usage examples:

Gurus like wally olins preached the value of making your strategy visible through symbols, logotype…

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A motif of two or more interwoven letters, typically a person's initials, used to identify a personal possession or as a logo.

Usage examples:

A handkerchief with his monogram embroidered on one corner

verb

Decorate with a monogram.

Usage examples:

Irish linen napkins monogrammed with the initials c.s

noun

A decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern.

Usage examples:

The colourful hand-painted motifs which adorn narrowboats

noun

A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them.

Usage examples:

Attach a draught seal to the door itself

verb

Fasten or close securely.

Usage examples:

He folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the postbox

noun

A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest.

Usage examples:

Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea…

noun

A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.

Usage examples:

Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.

verb

Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.

Usage examples:

He pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare

verb

Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

noun

An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.

Usage examples:

Flowers are often given as a sign of affection

verb

Write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.

Usage examples:

The card was signed by the whole class

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

noun

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

Usage examples:

The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb

Symbolize.

Usage examples:

The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.