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Meaning
Noun
●
A round or
irregular
patch
on the surface
of a
thing
having a different
color
,
texture
etc. and
generally
round in
shape.
●
A
stain
or
disfiguring
mark.
●
A
pimple
,
papule
or pustule.
●
A
symbol
on a
playing card
,
domino
,
die
, etc.
indicating
its value; a pip.
●
A small,
unspecified
amount or quantity.
●
In American English:
A
bill
of five-dollar or ten-dollar
denomination
in dollars.
●
A
location
or area.
●
A
parking
space.
●
In Sports:
An
official
determination
of placement.
●
A
bright
lamp
; a spotlight.
●
In American English & Advertising:
A
brief
advertisement
or
program
segment
on television.
●
A
difficult
situation.
●
In Dance, Gymnastics & Weightlifting:
One who
spots
(supports or
assists
a
maneuver
, or is
prepared
to
assist
if
safety
dictates
); a spotter.
●
In Football (soccer):
Penalty spot.
●
The
act
of
spotting
or
noticing
something.
●
A
variety
of the common
domestic pigeon
, so called from a
spot on
its
head
just above the beak.
●
In Croakers & Money:
A
food fish
(Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic
coast
of the United States, with a
black spot
behind the
shoulders
and
fifteen
oblique
dark
bars
on the sides.
●
The
southern
redfish
, or
red horse
(Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a
spot on
each
side
at the
base
of the tail.
●
Commodities, such as
merchandise
and
cotton
,
sold
for
immediate
delivery.
●
In Physics:
An autosoliton.
●
In Finance:
A
decimal point
; point.
●
Any of various
points
marked
on the table
, from which
balls
are
played
, in
snooker
,
pool
,
billiards
, etc.
●
Any of the
balls
marked
with
spots
in the game
of
pool
,
which one
player
aims
to
pot
, the other
player
taking
the stripes.
Verb
●
To see, find; to
pick out
,
notice
,
locate
,
distinguish
or identify.
●
In American English:
To
loan
a small amount of money to someone.
●
To
stain
; to
leave
a
spot
(on).
●
To
remove
, or
attempt
to
remove
, a stain.
●
To
retouch
a
photograph
on film
to
remove
minor
flaws.
●
In Climbing, Dance, Gymnastics & Weightlifting:
To support or
assist
a
maneuver
, or to be
prepared
to
assist
if
safety
dictates.
●
In Dance:
To keep the
head
and
eyes
pointing
in a
single
direction
while turning.
●
To
stain
; to
blemish
; to
taint
; to
disgrace
; to
tarnish
, as reputation.
●
To
cut
or
chip
(timber) in
preparation
for hewing.
●
In Billiards & Snooker:
To place an
object
at a
location
indicated
by a spot.
●
In Aviation & Military:
To
position
(an
aircraft
)
on the deck
of an
aircraft carrier
ready
for
launch
by catapult.
●
In Rail transportation:
To
position
(a
locomotive
or
car
) at a
predetermined
point, e.g; for
loading
or unloading.
Adj
●
In Finance:
Available
on the spot
; for
immediate
payment
or delivery.
Name
●
A
popular
given name
for a dog.
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Synonyms
Modicum
Predicament
Clock
Decern
Descry
Espy
Goam
Ken
Spot
Spy
Glimpse
Discern
Space
Pip
Patch
Pimple
Point
Stain
Place
Dirty
Dot
Sight
Difficult Situation
Make Out
Catch Sight Of
Pick Up On
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Related
Position
Location
Corner
Pinpoint
Park
Locate
Detect
Track
Catch
Recognize
Identify
Target
Site
Find
Notice
Discover
Area
Land
Uncover
Recognise
Pick
Check
Observe
Capture
Venue
Picture
Destination
Fix
Field
Screen
Room
Scene
Nail
Region
Line
Bar
View
Zone
Grab
Highlight
Diagnose
Beach
Distinguish
Match
Trace
Floor
Hole
Understand
Visualize
Monitor
Pin
Tip
Mark
Eye
Clip
Flag
Ground
Inspect
Tackle
Pick Up
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Rhymes
Pot
Tot
Sot
Cot
Bot
Hot
Got
Dot
Lot
Not
Rot
Jot
Mot
Wot
Thot
Swat
Clot
Blot
Brat
Phot
Swot
Swat
Khat
Grot
Plot
What
Shot
Frot
Spot
Scot
Slot
Trot
Knot
Watt
Quat
Snot
Yacht
Squat
Zakat
Scott
Allot
Ribat
Besot
Begot
Asquat
Forgot
Shevat
Diktat
Fembot
Cannot
Garrote
Shallot
Red-Hot
Calotte
Complot
Gavotte
White-Hot
Screenshot
Diddly-Squat
Doodly-Squat
You-Know-What
A Lot
Piping Hot
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