an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" krzyżówka

a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" a company emblem or device a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" formally making a person known to another or to the public a reply that repeats what has just been said an examination consisting of a few short questions a witty saying a favorite saying of a sect or political group voluble conversation popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba a sad Portuguese folksong