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US
/ˈspɑt/
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[ UK /spˈɒt/ ]
[ UK /spˈɒt/ ]
VERB
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become spotted
This dress spots quickly -
mar or impair with a flaw
her face was blemished -
detect with the senses
I can't make out the faces in this photograph
The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards -
make a spot or mark onto
The wine spotted the tablecloth -
mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
spot the areas that one should clearly identify - catch sight of
NOUN
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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 -
a slight attack of illness
he has a touch of rheumatism -
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
he made a huge blot on his copybook -
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury -
a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
an eight-spot -
a business establishment for entertainment
night spot -
a blemish made by dirt
he had a smudge on his cheek -
an outstanding characteristic
his acting was one of the high points of the movie -
a small contrasting part of something
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
a fleck of red
patches of thin ice
a bald spot - a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
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a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
they changed his spot on the program - a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
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a small piece or quantity of something
I gave him a bit of my mind
a bit of lint
a bit of paper
a spot of tea
How To Use spot In A Sentence
- A specially designed speculum is used to help direct the injection into the G-spot, with effects lasting around four months. G Marks The Spot
- The popular beauty spot is home to a variety of wildlife including birds and types of bats.
- Back on the boat and heading to shore, we spotted a spout, a fin and then the flukes of a humpback whale.
- As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.
- The Navajo made a tea of spotted coralroot used as a lotion for ringworm or skin disease.
- Life can not fade , the multiple spot color can't accommodate oneself to wonderful just now best,alive.
- After a long, tedious sail, during which I was subjected to every discomfort, and exposure to the weather, as well as jeers and insults that effervesced from a corrupt heart, where they had been concealed for so many years, we reached a spot near enough to the land to discover a cluster of orange trees and a cabin. Bond and Free: A Tale of the South
- Many scientists think that hotspots mark locations where diapiric convection cells, called mantle ‘plumes’, rise beneath lithospheric plates.
- And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office? Think Progress » Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
- A third-party group headed by a GOP operative is out with a new Nevada ad spot encouraging Latinos in the state not to cast votes in this year's midterm elections. GOP-Linked 'Latinos For Reform' Airs Nevada Ads Urging Hispanics Not To Vote (VIDEO)