spot
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(verb) mark with a spot or spots; "spot the areas that one should clearly recognize" |
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Related Words: cloud, dapple, freckle, mark, mottle |
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(verb) become spotted; "This dress spots quickly" |
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Related Words: change, fox, freckle |
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(verb) make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" |
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Synonyms: blob, blot, fleck, stain |
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Related Words: bespatter, bespeckle, change surface, defile, maculate, marble, spatter, speckle, splotch, sully, tarnish, tattoo, vein |
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(noun) a place for entertainment; "night spot" |
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Related Words: business establishment, cabaret, clip joint, joint, nightclub, place of business |
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(noun) a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot" |
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Related Words: eight-spot, five-spot, four-spot, nine-spot, playing card, seven-spot, six-spot, ten-spot |
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(noun) a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "a fleck of red" |
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Synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle |
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Related Words: macula, macule, marking, pinpoint, plaque, speck |
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(noun) a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the progam" |
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Related Words: section, subdivision |
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(noun) 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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Related Words: section, subdivision |
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(noun) a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) |
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Synonyms: pip |
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Related Words: mark, marker, marking |
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(noun) (British) a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" |
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Synonyms: bit |
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Related Words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity |
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(verb) mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" |
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Synonyms: blemish |
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Related Words: begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil |
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(verb) catch sight of |
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Synonyms: descry, espy, spy |
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Related Words: sight |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: spotlight |
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Related Words: lamp |
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(noun) a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
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Synonyms: blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge |
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Related Words: blemish, blotch, defect, fingermark, fingerprint, splodge, splotch |
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(noun) an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" |
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Synonyms: point |
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Related Words: characteristic |
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(noun) a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" |
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Synonyms: touch |
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Related Words: attack |
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(noun) a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" |
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Synonyms: place, topographic point |
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Related Words: birthplace, crest, crown, end, grave, heights, hiding place, high, holy, holy place, junction, macula, mecca, mock sun, nesting place, overlook, parhelion, peak, place of birth, point, polling place, polling station, pool, puddle, rendezvous, sanctum, scour, service area, showplace, solitude, stop, summit, sundog, sunspot, target, target area, tip, tomb, top |
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(noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
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Synonyms: blot, smear, smirch, stain |
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Related Words: error, fault, mistake |
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(noun) a job in an organization or hierarchy; "he ocupied a post in the treasury" |
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Synonyms: berth, office, place, position, post, situation, slot |
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Related Words: academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, attorneyship, bailiffship, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, employment, foremanship, generalship, governorship, headship, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, job, judgeship, judgship, judicature, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, managership, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, receivership, regency, rulership, secretaryship, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, work |
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