What part of speech is earmarks?

Earmarks can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. earmarks is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of earmark (infinitive).
  • 2. earmarks is a noun, plural of earmark.

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Verb

Noun

What does earmarks mean?

Definitions

Verb
earmark - To mark as of sheep by slitting the ear.
earmark - To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.

Noun
earmark - identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
earmark - a distinctive characteristic or attribute
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Examples of earmarks

#   Sentence  
1. noun The crime scene had the earmarks of a professional execution.
2. noun Her ignorant comments had the earmarks of a sheltered lifestyle.
3. verb The highway construction project received a $500,000 earmark from the federal government.
4. verb The wandering heifer's earmark revealed that it had escaped from the farm down the road.
5. verb The highway construction project received a $500,000 earmark from the federal government.
6. verb The wandering heifer's earmark revealed that it had escaped from the farm down the road.
Sentence  
noun
The crime scene had the earmarks of a professional execution.
Her ignorant comments had the earmarks of a sheltered lifestyle.
verb
The highway construction project received a $500,000 earmark from the federal government.
The wandering heifer's earmark revealed that it had escaped from the farm down the road.
The highway construction project received a $500,000 earmark from the federal government.
The wandering heifer's earmark revealed that it had escaped from the farm down the road.
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