SPOT
\spˈɒt], \spˈɒt], \s_p_ˈɒ_t]\
Definitions of SPOT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
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a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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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"
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catch sight of
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a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
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an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
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a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
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a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"
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a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
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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"
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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 small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"
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a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
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mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
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become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
By Princeton University
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
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a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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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"
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catch sight of
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a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
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an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
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a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
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a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"
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a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Lit., being on the spot, or place;
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A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
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A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
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A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.
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A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
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A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
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A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife.
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The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.
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Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
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To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper.
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To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal.
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To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.
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To become stained with spots.
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on hand for immediate delivery after sale; - said of commodities; as, spot wheat.
By Oddity Software
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Lit., being on the spot, or place;
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on hand for immediate delivery after sale; - said of commodities; as, spot wheat.
By Noah Webster.
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A blot or mark; discolored place or stain; locality; place; as, the exact spot where he fell; a small part of a surface, having a different color from the whole.
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To mark with spots; discolor; stain; mark or note so as to recognize; as, to spot the guilty man.
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To become marked or stained; as, this silk spots with water.
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Spotty.
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Spotter.
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Spotting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Spotty.
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To mark with spots; stain.
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A place or space of small extent; a locality.
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A stain; blemish; reproach.
By James Champlin Fernald
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1. A limited area differentiated in color, elevation, texture, or sensation from the general surface; macula, papule, pustule. 2. To lose a slight amount of blood per vaginam, sufficient to "spot" the napkin.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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To mark with drops of wet: to stain: to discolor: to taint: to tarnish, as reputation:-pr.p. spotting; pa.t. and pa.p. spotted.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A mark made by foreign matter; a stain; a stain on character or reputation; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; small extent of space; a a place; a place of a different colour from the ground; a dark place on a luminous disk.
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To stain; to discolour; to patch; to blemish; to single out. Upon the spot, immediately.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A mark; a place discoloured; a stain; reproach; blemish; a small extent of place; any particular spot.
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To make a mark or marks on; to stain; to discolour; to blemish; to disgrace.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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A small extent of surface differing, especially in appearance, from surrounding parts.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Dutch, Danish] A speck; a blot; a mark on a substance made by foreign matter ;-hence, a stain on character or reputation ; blemish ; taint ;-a small extent of space; any particular place;-a place of a different colour from the ground upon which it is dark spot on the face of the sun ; - a variety of the pigeon.