spot
adjective
1. (commerce) Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery.
- spot wheat; spot cash
noun
1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- a bright spot on a planet
Similar word(s): place
Definition categories: location, point
2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
Definition categories: communication, section, subdivision
3. an outstanding characteristic
Similar word(s): point
Definition categories: attribute, characteristic
4. a blemish made by dirt
Similar word(s): blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge
Definition categories: attribute, blemish, defect, mar
5. a small contrasting part of something
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
Similar word(s): dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle
Definition categories: attribute, marking
6. a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
- they changed his spot on the program
Definition categories: communication, section, subdivision
7. a business establishment for entertainment
- night spot
Definition categories: man–made
8. a job in an organization
Similar word(s): berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation
Definition categories: act, business, job, line, occupation
9. a slight attack of illness
Similar word(s): touch
Definition categories: state, attack
10. a small piece or quantity of something
- a spot of tea
Similar word(s): bit
Definition categories: quantity
11. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Similar word(s): pip
Definition categories: communication, mark, marker, marking
12. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
Similar word(s): spotlight
Definition categories: man–made, lamp
13. a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
- an eight-spot
Definition categories: man–made
14. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Similar word(s): blot, smear, smirch, stain
Definition categories: act, error, fault, mistake
Sentences with spot as a noun:
- The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
- I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
- That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
- I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
- Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?
- Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
- I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
- For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
- The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
- Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
- She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
- - Whoops. Good spot.
- Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)
verb
1. catch sight of
Similar word(s): descry, espy, spy
Definition categories: perception, sight, spy
2. detect with the senses
Similar word(s): discern, distinguish, recognise, recognize
Definition categories: perception
3. mar or impair with a flaw
Similar word(s): blemish
Definition categories: contact, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
4. make a spot or mark onto
- The wine spotted the tablecloth
Similar word(s): blob, blot, fleck
Definition categories: contact
5. become spotted
- This dress spots quickly
Definition categories: change
6. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
- spot the areas that one should clearly identify
Definition categories: change, mark
Sentences with spot as a verb:
- Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
- I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
- Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
- a garment spotted with mould
- I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
- I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
- Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
- The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.