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  2. dot,
  3. stain,
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Noun (14 meanings)

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region.

topographic point, place, spot

Examples:
  • “this is a nice place for a picnic”,
  • “a bright spot on a planet”
spot is a type of:
  • point (noun) - the precise location of something
types of spot:
  • birthplace, place of birth (noun) - the place where someone was born
  • end (noun) - one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
  • grave, tomb (noun) - a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
  • hiding place (noun) - a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
  • high, heights (noun) - a high place
  • hole-in-the-wall (noun) - a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place
  • holy place, sanctum, holy (noun) - a sacred place of pilgrimage
  • junction (noun) - the place where two or more things come together
  • mecca (noun) - a place that attracts many visitors
  • nesting place (noun) - a place suitable for nesting
  • overlook (noun) - a high place affording a good view
  • peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit (noun) - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
  • polling place, polling station (noun) - a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
  • pool, puddle (noun) - something resembling a pool of liquid
  • rendezvous (noun) - a place where people meet
  • scour (noun) - a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
  • service area (noun) - place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities
  • showplace (noun) - a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
  • solitude (noun) - a solitary place
  • stop (noun) - a spot where something halts or pauses
  • target, target area (noun) - the location of the target that is to be hit
  • zone (noun) - a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
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2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising.

spot

spot is a type of:
  • section, subdivision (noun) - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

3. an outstanding characteristic.

point, spot

Example:
  • “his acting was one of the high points of the movie”
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4. a blemish made by dirt.

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

Example:
  • “he had a smudge on his cheek”
spot is a type of:
  • blemish, defect, mar (noun) - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
types of spot:
spot is derivationally related to:
  • to blot (verb) - dry (ink) with blotting paper
  • to smear, blur, smudge, smutch (verb) - make a smudge on
  • to smear (verb) - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
  • to smirch, besmirch (verb) - smear so as to make dirty or stained
  • smudgy (adjective) -

5. a small contrasting part of something.

spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation

Examples:
  • “a bald spot”,
  • “a leopard's spots”,
  • “a patch of clouds”,
  • “patches of thin ice”,
  • “a fleck of red”
spot is a type of:
  • marking (noun) - a pattern of marks
types of spot:
  • facula (noun) - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots
  • facula (noun) - a bright spot on a planet
  • macule, macula (noun) - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated
  • nebula (noun) - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
  • parhelion, mock sun, sundog (noun) - a bright spot on the parhelic circle
  • plaque (noun) - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
  • speck, pinpoint (noun) - a very small spot
  • splash (noun) - a patch of bright color
  • sunspot, macula (noun) - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere
  • worn spot, fret (noun) - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
spot is derivationally related to:
  • to mottle, dapple, cloud (verb) - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
  • to patch (verb) - provide with a patch
  • patchy (adjective) - irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
  • to speckle, bespeckle (verb) - mark with small spots
  • to spot (verb) - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

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

spot

Example:
  • “they changed his spot on the program”
spot is a type of:
  • section, subdivision (noun) - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

7. a business establishment for entertainment.

spot

Example:
  • “night spot”
spot is a type of:
  • place of business, business establishment (noun) - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
types of spot:
  • cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspot (noun) - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
  • clip joint (noun) - a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment
  • hot spot, hotspot (noun) - a lively entertainment spot
  • joint (noun) - a disreputable place of entertainment

8. a job in an organization.

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

Example:
  • “he occupied a post in the treasury”
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9. a slight attack of illness.

touch, spot

Example:
  • “he has a touch of rheumatism”
spot is a type of:
  • attack (noun) - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

10. a small piece or quantity of something.

spot, bit

Examples:
  • “a spot of tea”,
  • “a bit of paper”,
  • “a bit of lint”,
  • “I gave him a bit of my mind”
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11. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit).

spot, pip

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spot is a part of:
  • playing card (noun) - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games

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

spotlight, spot

spot is a type of:
  • lamp (noun) - an artificial source of visible illumination
spot is a member of:
spot is derivationally related to:
  • to spotlight (verb) - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

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

spot

Example:
  • “an eight-spot”
spot is a type of:
  • playing card (noun) - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
types of spot:
  • eight-spot, eight (noun) - one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
  • five-spot, five (noun) - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
  • four-spot, four (noun) - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
  • nine-spot, nine (noun) - one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
  • seven-spot, seven (noun) - one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
  • six-spot, six (noun) - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
  • ten-spot, ten (noun) - one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face

14. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it.

blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain

Example:
  • “he made a huge blot on his copybook”
spot is a type of:
  • mistake, error, fault (noun) - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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Verb (6 meanings)

1. catch sight of.

to descry, spot, espy, spy

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2. detect with the senses.

to spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart

Examples:
  • “The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards”,
  • “I can't make out the faces in this photograph”
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3. mar or impair with a flaw.

to blemish, spot

Example:
  • “her face was blemished”
to spot is a way to:
to spot is derivationally related to:
  • blemish, defect, mar (noun) - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

4. make a spot or mark onto.

to spot, fleck, blob, blot

Example:
  • “The wine spotted the tablecloth”
to spot is a way to:
  • to change surface (verb) - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
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Verb group:
  • to stain (verb) - produce or leave stains

5. become spotted.

to spot

Example:
  • “This dress spots quickly”
to spot is a way to:
  • to change (verb) - undergo a change
ways to spot:
  • to fox (verb) - become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
  • to freckle (verb) - become freckled
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6. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition.

to spot

Example:
  • “spot the areas that one should clearly identify”
to spot is a way to:
  • to mark (verb) - make or leave a mark on
ways to spot:
  • to freckle (verb) - mark with freckles
  • to mottle, dapple, cloud (verb) - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
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