Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
WordNet
n. a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation [syn: exclamation point]
Wikipedia
The exclamation mark ( Commonwealth English) or exclamation point ( American English) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume (shouting), and often marks the end of a sentence. Example: “Watch out!” Similarly, a bare exclamation mark (with nothing before or after) is often used in warning signs.
The mark can also be used at the beginning of a word instead of at the end. For example, several computer languages use "!" for logical negation; e.g. "!A" means "the logical negation of A", also called "not A". There are many other specialized uses of this mark, such as in mathematics where it denotes the factorial operation.
Exclamation Mark is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou's eleventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 11 November 2011 by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan. It was released with a bonus DVD containing the music videos of "驚嘆號" (Exclamation Mark) and "迷魂曲" (Enchanting Melody). There are four versions to this album: basic, special, luxury, and USB editions.
Due to the large amount of copies pre-ordered, some countries had their release dates postponed, which differs from 14 November to 21 November 2011.
Usage examples of "exclamation mark".
He lay thick and quivering against his stomach, pointing like an exclamation mark against his own body.
With a convulsive gesture he slammed his spear into the ground and left it quivering upright like a seven-foot ashwood exclamation mark.
Just as hurtful as the score was the exclamation mark she had placed after it, as if it were ….