spot

Nouns

• (n) a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  • this is a nice place for a picnic
  • a bright spot on a planet
  place, topographic point,
• (n) a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
• (n) an outstanding characteristic
  • his acting was one of the high points of the movie
  point,
• (n) a blemish made by dirt
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
  blot, smirch, daub, smudge, slur, smear,
• (n) a small contrasting part of something
  • a bald spot
  • a leopard's spots
  • a patch of clouds
  • patches of thin ice
  • a fleck of red
  dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, fleck,
• (n) a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
  • they changed his spot on the program
• (n) a business establishment for entertainment
  • night spot
• (n) a job in an organization
  • he occupied a post in the treasury
  berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place,
• (n) a slight attack of illness
  • he has a touch of rheumatism
  touch,
• (n) a small piece or quantity of something
  • a spot of tea
  • a bit of paper
  • a bit of lint
  • I gave him a bit of my mind
  bit,
• (n) a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) pip,
• (n) a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer spotlight,
• (n) a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
  • an eight-spot
• (n) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
  • he made a huge blot on his copybook
  blot, smirch, smear, stain,

Verbs

• (v) catch sight of descry, espy, spy,
• (v) detect with the senses
  • The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
  • I can't make out the faces in this photograph
  discern, make out, tell apart, distinguish, pick out, recognise, recognize,
• (v) mar or impair with a flaw
  • her face was blemished
  blemish,
• (v) make a spot or mark onto
  • The wine spotted the tablecloth
  blob, fleck, blot,
• (v) become spotted
  • This dress spots quickly
• (v) mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
  • spot the areas that one should clearly identify

Synonyms

Words of close approximity