Spot

noun

spɑt

Noun

a small contrasting part of something
“a bald spot”
“a leopard's spots”
Similar:DappleFleckMaculationPatchSpeckle
Type of:Marking
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
“a bright spot on a planet”
Similar:Place
Type of:Point
a small piece or quantity of something
“a spot of tea”
Similar:Bit
a business establishment for entertainment
“night spot”
a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
“an eight-spot”
a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
“they changed his spot on the program”
Type of:SubdivisionSection
a job in an organization
Similar:Berth Billet Office Place Position
Type of:LineBusinessOccupation
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Similar:Blot SmearSmirchStain
Type of:ErrorMistakeFault
a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
Similar:Spotlight
Type of:Lamp
a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Similar:Pip
Type of:MarkMarkerMarking
an outstanding characteristic
Similar:Point
Type of:Characteristic
a slight attack of illness
Similar:Touch
Type of:Attack
a blemish made by dirt
Similar:BlotDaubSlur SmearSmirch
Type of:MarDefectBlemish
a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
Type of:SectionSubdivision

make a spot or mark onto
“The wine spotted the tablecloth”
Similar:Blob BlotFleck
become spotted
“This dress spots quickly”
Type of:Change
mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
“spot the areas that one should clearly identify”
Type of:Mark
catch sight of
Similar:DescryEspySpy
Type of:SpySight
mar or impair with a flaw
Similar:Blemish
Type of:BegrimeDirtyGrime
detect with the senses
Similar:Discern Distinguish Recognise Recognize