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Spot

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Noun

1. place, spot, topographic point

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Example Sentences:
'this is a nice place for a picnic'
'a bright spot on a planet'

2. spot

a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

3. point, spot

an outstanding characteristic

Example Sentences:
'his acting was one of the high points of the movie'

4. blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot

a blemish made by dirt

Example Sentences:
'he had a smudge on his cheek'

5. dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot

a small contrasting part of something

Example Sentences:
'a bald spot'
'a leopard's spots'
'a patch of clouds'
'patches of thin ice'
'a fleck of red'

6. spot

a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance

Example Sentences:
'they changed his spot on the program'

7. spot

a business establishment for entertainment

Example Sentences:
'night spot'

8. berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

a job in an organization

Example Sentences:
'he occupied a post in the treasury'

9. spot, touch

a slight attack of illness

Example Sentences:
'he has a touch of rheumatism'

10. bit, spot

a small piece or quantity of something

Example Sentences:
'a spot of tea'
'a bit of paper'
'a bit of lint'
'I gave him a bit of my mind'

11. pip, spot

a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

12. spot, spotlight

a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

13. spot

a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value

Example Sentences:
'an eight-spot'

14. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Example Sentences:
'he made a huge blot on his copybook'

Verb

15. descry, espy, spot, spy

catch sight of

16. discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart

detect with the senses

Example Sentences:
'The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards'
'I can't make out the faces in this photograph'

17. blemish, spot

mar or impair with a flaw

Example Sentences:
'her face was blemished'

18. blob, blot, fleck, spot

make a spot or mark onto

Example Sentences:
'The wine spotted the tablecloth'

19. spot

become spotted

Example Sentences:
'This dress spots quickly'

20. spot

mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

Example Sentences:
'spot the areas that one should clearly identify'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spot

see synonyms of spot
noun
1. 
a small mark on a surface, such as a circular patch or stain, differing in colour or texture from its surroundings
2. 
a geographical area that is restricted in extent
a beauty spot
3. 
a location
this is the exact spot on which he died
4. 
a blemish of the skin, esp a pimple or one occurring through some disease
5. 
a blemish on the character of a person; moral flaw
6. informal
a place of entertainment
we hit all the night spots
7. informal, mainly British
a small quantity or amount
a spot of lunch
8. informal
an awkward situation
that puts me in a bit of a spot
9. 
a short period between regular television or radio programmes that is used for advertising
10. 
a position or length of time in a show assigned to a specific performer
11.  short for spotlight
12. (in billiards)
a. Also called: spot ball
the white ball that is distinguished from the plain by a mark or spot
b. 
the player using this ball
13. billiards, snooker
one of several small black dots on a table that mark where a ball is to be placed
14. (modifier)
a. 
denoting or relating to goods, currencies, or securities available for immediate delivery and payment
spot goods
See also spot market, spot price
b. 
involving immediate cash payment
spot sales
15.  change one's spots
16.  high spot
17.  knock spots off
18.  on the spot
19.  soft spot
20.  tight spot
21.  weak spot
verbWord forms: spots, spotting or spotted
22. (transitive)
to observe or perceive suddenly, esp under difficult circumstances; discern
23. 
to put stains or spots upon (something)
24. (intransitive)
(of some fabrics) to be susceptible to spotting by or as if by water
silk spots easily
25. (transitive)
to place here and there
they spotted observers along the border
26. 
to look out for and note (trains, talent, etc)
27. (intransitive)
to rain slightly; spit
28. (transitive) billiards
to place (a ball) on one of the spots
29. military
to adjust fire in order to correct deviations from (the target) by observation
30. (transitive) US informal
to yield (an advantage or concession) to (one's opponent)
to spot someone a piece in chess

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Spot

see synonyms of spot
noun
1. 
a small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
2. 
a. 
any of the pips used on playing cards, dice, etc.
b. 
a playing card having (a specified number of) pips
the ten spot of spades
3. 
a flaw or defect, as in character or reputation; something blameworthy; fault
4. 
a. 
a locality; place
a good fishing spot
b. 
any small area or space
5. 
spotlight
6. 
a small, edible, silvery, marine drum fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the W Atlantic with a black spot behind the gill cover
7.  British, Informal
a small quantity; bit
a spot of tea
8.  Informal
position; situation; job
9.  Informal
position or place in a schedule or listing
10.  Informal
a spot advertisement or announcement
11.  Informal
the advantage or handicap given an opponent
12.  US, Slang
a nightclub
13.  US, Slang
a piece of paper money of a specified value
a ten spot
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈspotted or ˈspotting
14. 
to mark with spots
15. 
to sully; stain; blemish
16. 
to mark for future consideration
17. 
a. 
to place in or on a given spot or spots; locate
to spot men at strategic points
b.  Informal
to put in a spot in a schedule or listing
18. 
to be located at various places in or on
19. 
to shine a spotlight on
20. 
to remove (individual spots, marks, etc.) as in dry cleaning
21. 
a. 
to pick out; detect; see; recognize
to spot someone in a crowd
b. 
to determine the location of (a target, the enemy, etc.)
c. 
to correct the accuracy of (gunfire) for a gun crew
22. 
to observe and report on (plays) as a spotter in sports
23.  US, Informal
to allow as an advantage or handicap
to spot an opponent points
verb intransitive
24. 
to become marked with spots
25. 
to cause a spot or spots; make a stain, as ink, water, etc.
26. 
to act as a spotter, esp. for a gun crew or in sports
adjective
27. 
a. 
that can be paid out or delivered immediately; ready
spot cash
b. 
involving immediate payment of cash
c. 
involving cash transactions only
28. 
made at random or according to an arbitrary sampling procedure
a spot survey
29. 
inserted between regular radio or television programs
a spot advertisement or announcement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Spot

see synonyms of spot
n.
1.
a. A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
b. A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
c. A stain or blot.
2. Games
a. A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.
b. A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.
3. Informal A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars: a five spot.
4.
a. A small area: a bald spot; an itchy spot.
b. A location or position: a good spot for catching fish.
c. A point of interest: There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.
d. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement: the first spot in line.
e. Football The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.
5. Informal A situation, especially a troublesome one.
6. A flaw in one's reputation or character: a dark spot in his past.
7. A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs: a news spot.
8. Informal A spotlight.
9. pl. spot or spots A small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of North American Atlantic waters, having a dark mark above each pectoral fin and valued as a food and game fish.
10. Chiefly British A small amount; a bit: a spot of tea.
v. spot·ted, spot·ting, spots
v.tr.
1. To cause a spot or spots to appear on, especially:
a. To soil with spots: Soot spotted the curtains.
b. To decorate with spots; dot.
2. To bring disgrace to; besmirch: rumors that spotted his reputation.
3.
a. To place in a particular location; situate precisely: spotted their stores in smaller towns.
b. Football To position (the ball) determining the line of scrimmage after a play has been completed.
4. To detect or discern, especially visually; spy: spotted him on the subway.
5. To remove spots from, as in a laundry.
6. Sports To yield a favorable scoring margin to: spotted their opponents 11 points.
7. Sports To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).
8. Informal To lend: Can you spot me $25 until payday?
v.intr.
1. To become marked with spots: These dishes spot easily.
2. To cause a discoloration or make a stain.
3. To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.
adj.
1. Made, paid, or delivered immediately: a spot sale.
2. Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate: the spot market in oil.
3. Involving random or selective instances or actions: a spot investigation.
4. Presented between major radio or television programs: a spot announcement.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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