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Spot Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Spot? [n] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [n] [n] a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" [n] a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot" [n] a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [n] 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" [n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [n] an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" [n] a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program" [n] a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising [n] a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [n] a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [n] (British) a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [n] a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [v] mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" [v] become spotted; "This dress spots quickly" [v] make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [v] mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [v] catch sight of Synonyms \| Synonyms for Spot: berth \| bit \| blemish \| blob \| blot \| blot \| blot \| dapple \| daub \| descry \| espy \| fleck \| fleck \| maculation \| office \| patch \| pip \| place \| place \| point \| position \| post \| situation \| slur \| smear \| smear \| smirch \| smirch \| smudge \| speckle \| spotlight \| spy \| stain \| topographic point \| touch Related Terms \| Find terms related to Spot: See Also \| academicianship \| accountantship \| admiralty \| ambassadorship \| apostleship \| apprenticeship \| attack \| attorneyship \| bailiffship \| begrime \| bemire \| bespatter \| bespeckle \| birthplace \| bishopry \| blemish \| blotch \| business \| business establishment \| cabaret \| cadetship \| caliphate \| captaincy \| captainship \| cardinalship \| chairmanship \| chancellorship \| change \| change surface \| chaplaincy \| chaplainship \| characteristic \| chieftaincy \| chieftainship \| clerkship \| clip joint \| cloud \| club \| colly \| commandership \| comptrollership \| consulship \| controllership \| councillorship \| councilorship \| counsellorship \| counselorship \| crest \| crown \| curacy \| curatorship \| custodianship \| dapple \| deanery \| deanship \| defect \| defile \| directorship \| dirty \| discipleship \| editorship \| eight-spot \| eldership \| emirate \| end \| error \| fault \| fingermark \| fingerprint \| five-spot \| foremanship \| four-spot \| fox \| freckle \| generalship \| governorship \| grave \| grime \| headship \| heights \| hiding place \| high \| holy \| holy place \| hot seat \| hot spot \| hotspot \| incumbency \| inkblot \| inspectorship \| instructorship \| internship \| job \| joint \| judgeship \| judgship \| judicature \| junction \| lamp \| lectureship \| legateship \| legation \| legislatorship \| librarianship \| lieutenancy \| line \| line of work \| macula \| macula \| maculate \| macule \| magistracy \| managership \| mark \| mark \| marker \| marking \| marking \| mecca \| mistake \| mock sun \| mottle \| nebula \| nesting place \| nightclub \| nightspot \| nine-spot \| occupation \| overlook \| parhelion \| peak \| pinpoint \| place of birth \| place of business \| plaque \| playing card \| playing card \| point \| polling place \| polling station \| pool \| puddle \| rendezvous \| sanctum \| scour \| section \| service area \| seven-spot \| showplace \| sight \| six-spot \| small indefinite amount \| small indefinite quantity \| soil \| solitude \| spatter \| speck \| speckle \| splodge \| splotch \| splotch \| stop \| subdivision \| sully \| summit \| sundog \| sunspot \| target \| target area \| tarnish \| ten-spot \| theater light \| tip \| tomb \| top Spot In Webster's Dictionary \Spot\, a. Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as, spot wheat. \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak. 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope. 3. 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. 4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. ``Fixed to one spot.'' --Otway. That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton. ``A jolly place,'' said he, ``in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.'' --Wordsworth. 5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. 6. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A sci[ae]noid 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}. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}. 7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant] {Crescent spot} (Zo["o]l.), any butterfly of the family {Melit[ae]id[ae]} having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings. {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}. {Spot rump} (Zo["o]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa h[ae]mastica}). {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}. {On}, or {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving; without changing place. It was determined upon the spot. --Swift. Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality. \Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spotting}.] 1. 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. 2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant] 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse. My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. --Sir P. Sidney. If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl. {To spot timber}, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing. \Spot\, v. i. To become stained with spots.

Spot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spot?

[n] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
[n]
[n] a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
[n] a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"
[n] a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
[n] 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"
[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[n] an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
[n] a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
[n] a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
[n] a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
[n] a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
[n] (British) a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"
[n] a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[v] mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
[v] become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
[v] make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[v] mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
[v] catch sight of

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Spot In Webster's Dictionary

\Spot\, a.
Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for
immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as,
spot wheat.


\Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott
spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to
eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]
1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a
   blot; a place discolored.

         Out, damned spot! Out, I say!         --Shak.

2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
   purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.

         Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.

3. 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.

4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
   ``Fixed to one spot.'' --Otway.

         That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.

         ``A jolly place,'' said he, ``in times of old! But
         something ails it now: the spot is cursed.''
                                               --Wordsworth.

5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so
   called from a spot on its head just above its beak.

6. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A sci[ae]noid 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}.
   (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot
       on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.

7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
   immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]

{Crescent spot} (Zo["o]l.), any butterfly of the family
   {Melit[ae]id[ae]} having crescent-shaped white spots along
   the margins of the red or brown wings.

{Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the
   light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a
   small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field
   ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.

{Spot rump} (Zo["o]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
   h[ae]mastica}).

{Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.

{On}, or {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving;
   without changing place.

         It was determined upon the spot.      --Swift.

Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
     blemish; place; site; locality.


\Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spotting}.]
1. 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.

2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize;
   to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant]

3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish,
   as reputation; to asperse.

         My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
                                               --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.

         If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I
         live spotted for my perjury.          --Beau. & Fl.

{To spot timber}, to cut or chip it, in preparation for
   hewing.


\Spot\, v. i.
To become stained with spots.

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