English noun: spot | |||
1. | spot (location) a point located with respect to surface features of some region | ||
Samples | This is a nice place for a picnic. A bright spot on a planet. | ||
Synonyms | place, topographic point | ||
Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | birthplace, crest, crown, end, grave, heights, hiding place, high, hole-in-the-wall, holy, holy place, junction, mecca, nesting place, overlook, peak, place of birth, polling place, polling station, pool, puddle, rendezvous, sanctum, scour, service area, showplace, solitude, stop, summit, target, target area, tip, tomb, top, zone | ||
2. | spot (communication) a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising | ||
Broader (hypernym) | section, subdivision | ||
3. | spot (attribute) an outstanding characteristic | ||
Samples | His acting was one of the high points of the movie. | ||
Synonyms | point | ||
Broader (hypernym) | characteristic | ||
4. | spot (attribute) a blemish made by dirt | ||
Samples | He had a smudge on his cheek. | ||
Synonyms | blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blemish, defect, mar | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blotch, fingermark, fingerprint, inkblot, splodge, splotch | ||
5. | spot (attribute) a small contrasting part of something | ||
Samples | A bald spot. A leopard's spots. A patch of clouds. Patches of thin ice. A fleck of red. | ||
Synonyms | dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | marking | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | facula, facula, fret, macula, macula, macule, mock sun, nebula, parhelion, pinpoint, plaque, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, worn spot | ||
6. | spot (communication) a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance | ||
Samples | They changed his spot on the program. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | section, subdivision | ||
7. | spot (artifact) a business establishment for entertainment | ||
Samples | Night spot. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business establishment, place of business | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cabaret, clip joint, club, hot spot, hotspot, joint, night club, nightclub, nightspot | ||
8. | spot (act) a job in an organization | ||
Samples | He occupied a post in the treasury. | ||
Synonyms | berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood | ||
9. | spot (state) a slight attack of illness | ||
Samples | He has a touch of rheumatism. | ||
Synonyms | touch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attack | ||
10. | spot (quantity) a small piece or quantity of something | ||
Samples | A spot of tea. A bit of paper. A bit of lint. I gave him a bit of my mind. | ||
Synonyms | bit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
11. | spot (communication) a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) | ||
Synonyms | pip | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark, marker, marking | ||
Part meronym | playing card | ||
12. | spot (artifact) a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | ||
Synonyms | spotlight | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lamp | ||
Member meronym | theater light | ||
13. | spot (artifact) a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value | ||
Samples | An eight-spot. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | playing card | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | eight, eight-spot, five, five-spot, four, four-spot, nine, nine-spot, seven, seven-spot, six, six-spot, ten, ten-spot | ||
14. | spot (act) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | ||
Samples | He made a huge blot on his copybook. | ||
Synonyms | blot, smear, smirch, stain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||
English verb: spot | |||
1. | spot (perception) catch sight of | ||
Synonyms | descry, espy, spy | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sight, spy | ||
2. | spot (perception) detect with the senses | ||
Samples | The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards. I can't make out the faces in this photograph. | ||
Synonyms | discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, tell apart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | discriminate, resolve | ||
Entail | comprehend, perceive | ||
3. | spot (contact) mar or impair with a flaw | ||
Samples | Her face was blemished. | ||
Synonyms | blemish | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | ||
4. | spot (contact) make a spot or mark onto | ||
Samples | The wine spotted the tablecloth. | ||
Synonyms | blob, blot, fleck | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bespatter, bespeckle, defile, maculate, spatter, speckle, splotch, stain, sully, tarnish | ||
Verb group | stain | ||
5. | spot (change) become spotted | ||
Samples | This dress spots quickly. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fox, freckle | ||
6. | spot (change) mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition | ||
Samples | Spot the areas that one should clearly identify. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cloud, dapple, freckle, mottle | ||