spot
spot/spät/
noun
- a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it."ladybugs have black spots on their red wing covers"synonyms: mark, patch, pop, dot, speck, speckle, fleck, smudge, smear, stain, blotch, blot, splash, daub, petechia, splotch, splosh, splodge, macule, macula
- a particular place or point."a nice secluded spot"synonyms: place, location, site, position, point, situation, scene, setting, locale, locality, area, neighborhood, region, venue, locus
- a small amount of something."a spot of rain"synonyms: bit, little, some, small amount, morsel, modicum, bite, drop, splash, smidgen, smidge, tad, scoosh
- denoting a system of trading in which commodities or currencies are delivered and paid for immediately after a sale."trading in the spot markets"
- short for spotlight.
- a banknote of a specified value."a ten-spot"
- a bar or other drinking establishment (usually in a private home in a township) that operates without an official permit."her father was at the spot with his friends"
verb
- see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for."Andrew spotted the ad in the paper"synonyms: notice, see, observe, discern, detect, perceive, make out, pick out, distinguish, recognize, identify, locate, catch sight of, glimpse, sight, mark, remark, clock, descry, espy
- mark with spots."the velvet was spotted with stains"synonyms: stain, mark, fleck, speckle, blotch, mottle, smudge, streak, splash, spatter, bespatter, dirty, soil, splotch, splosh, splodge, besmirch, smirch
- place (a billiard ball or football) on its designated starting point.
- give or lend (money) to (someone)."I'll spot you $300"
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Kids Definition · 1 of 3 noun. ˈspät. 1. : something bad that others know about one : fault. 2. a. : a small area that is different (as in color) from the main ...
8 days ago · to be delivered immediately, rather than in the future: Spot trades are executed immediately at the prevailing exchange rate.
noun. a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck. something that mars one's character or reputation; ...
noun ; 1. as in patch. a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part ; 2. as in predicament. a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation ...
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, ...
/spɒt/ · noun. a point located with respect to surface features of some region · noun. a small contrasting part of something · noun. a blemish made by dirt.
SPOT meaning: 1 : a small area of a surface that is different from other areas often + on; 2 : a small amount of a substance that is on something often + ...
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a small round area that has a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on. Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?
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a small, round mark that is a different colour to the surface it is on: a blue shirt with white spots.
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catch to see or notice something for a moment, but not clearly or completely: She caught sight of a car in the distance. He caught a glimpse of himself in the ...
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