hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark
(noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute
earmark
(noun) identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
(verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; “I will earmark this money for your research”; “She sets aside time for meditation every day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
earmark (third-person singular simple present earmarks, present participle earmarking, simple past and past participle earmarked)
(transitive) To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
(transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.
• (set aside for a particular purpose): appropriate, sepose; see also set apart
earmark (plural earmarks)
A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
(US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
• (US politics): phonemark
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"mark`, n.
1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.
2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. Money is said to have no earmark. Wharton. Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his earmark. Robynson (More's Utopia). A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor. Burrow.
Ear"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earmarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Earmarking.]
Definition: To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
