SPOT

• (noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

  "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

  synonyms : blot , smear , smirch , stain

• (noun) a job in an organization

  "he occupied a post in the treasury"

  synonyms : berth , billet , office , place , position , post , situation

• (noun) a business establishment for entertainment

  "night spot"

• (noun) a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value

  "an eight-spot"

• (noun) a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

  synonyms : spotlight

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : dapple , fleck , maculation , patch , speckle
  
  -tagged by Administrator
  a fleck of pink

• (noun) a blemish made by dirt

  "he had a smudge on his cheek"

  synonyms : blot , daub , slur , smear , smirch , smudge

• (noun) an outstanding characteristic

  "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

  synonyms : point

• (noun) a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance

  "they changed his spot on the program"

• (noun) a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

• (noun) a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

  synonyms : pip

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : place , topographic point

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : bit

• (noun) a slight attack of illness

  "he has a touch of rheumatism"

  synonyms : touch

• (verb) mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

  "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"

• (verb) become spotted

  "This dress spots quickly"

• (verb) make a spot or mark onto

  "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

  synonyms : blob , blot , fleck

• (verb) mar or impair with a flaw

  "her face was blemished"

  synonyms : blemish

• (verb) catch sight of

  synonyms : descry , espy , spy

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : discern , distinguish , make out , pick out , recognise , recognize , tell apart

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