spot /spɒt/
1. 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"
synset: topographic_point, place, spot
2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
synset: spot
3. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
4. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
synset: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
5. 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"
synset: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
6. a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
synset: spot
7. a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
synset: spot
8. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
synset: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
9. a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
10. 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"
11. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
12. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
13. a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
synset: spot
14. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
synset: blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
synset: descry, spot, espy, spy
2. 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"
synset: spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick_out, make_out, tell_apart
3. mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
4. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
synset: spot, fleck, blob, blot
5. become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
synset: spot
6. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
synset: spot
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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