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The synonyms of “Spot” are: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, blot, smear, smirch, stain, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spotlight, topographic point, pip, point, bit, touch, daub, slur, smudge, mark, pop, dot, speck, blotch, splash, discoloration, pimple, pustule, blemish, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, wen, sty, location, site, scene, setting, locale, locality, area, neighbourhood, region, niche, slot, space, little, small amount, morsel, modicum, bite, beverage, drinkable liquid, potable liquid, liquid refreshment, thirst quencher, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, tell apart, blob, descry, espy, spy, notice, see, observe, detect, perceive, identify, locate, mottle, streak, spatter, bespatter, sully, tarnish, blacken, taint, rain lightly, drizzle
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spot” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| area | A subject or range of activity or interest. It was his area of specialization. |
| berth | A ship’s allotted place at a wharf or dock. A four berth caravan. |
| beverage | Any liquid suitable for drinking. May I take your beverage order. |
| billet | A place, especially a civilian’s house, where soldiers are lodged temporarily. The young people s stay at each of their billets was short. |
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. I fell asleep for a bit. |
| bite | A small morsel of prepared food, intended to constitute one mouthful. By early October there s a bite in the air. |
| blackhead | An infectious disease of turkeys producing discoloration of the head, caused by a protozoon. |
| blemish | A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something. A facial blemish. |
| blot | An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. Wind power turbines are a blot on the landscape. |
| blotch | A large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface. Red blotches on her face. |
| boil | A dish of shellfish boiled in a large pot with sweetcorn potatoes and other ingredients. They brought the water to a boil. |
| dapple | An animal with a dappled coat. Smooth and wire haired puppies occasional dapples and piebalds. |
| daub | Material used to daub walls. She stuck the painting up alongside the daubs made by her children. |
| discoloration | A soiled or discolored appearance. A bluish discoloration of the skin. |
| dot | The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code. A symbol depicted in coloured dots. |
| drinkable liquid | A frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l’ and `r. |
| eruption | The emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum. A sudden eruption of street violence. |
| fleck | A very small patch of colour or light. Brushing a few flecks of dandruff from his suit. |
| liquid refreshment | Fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume. |
| little | A small amount or duration. He accepted the little they gave him. |
| locale | The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting. Her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales. |
| locality | The position or site of something. The rock s size and locality. |
| location | A position or address in computer memory. The movie was filmed entirely on location. |
| maculation | A small contrasting part of something. |
| mark | A figure or letter representing the total number of marks awarded in an examination or competition and signifying a person s score. Few bullets could have missed their mark. |
| modicum | A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable. His statement had a modicum of truth. |
| morsel | A small amount of solid food; a mouthful. Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth. |
| neighbourhood | People living near one another. The importance of neighbourhood to old people. |
| niche | A role taken by a particular type of organism within its community. Smaller cooperatives must find and develop a niche for their speciality product. |
| office | Professional or clerical workers in an office. The offices of a nurse. |
| patch | Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment. A briar patch. |
| pimple | A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne. He had a pimple at the corner of his mouth. |
| pip | The stone of soft fruits such as peaches and plums. It s a pip of a story. |
| place | A particular situation. Accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail. |
| point | A decimal point. Andrews caught him on the point. |
| pop | An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk. There were a few pops perhaps from pistols. |
| position | A proposition laid down or asserted a tenet or assertion. The guns were shelling the German positions. |
| post | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office. This military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby. |
| potable liquid | Any liquid suitable for drinking. |
| pustule | A small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus. |
| region | The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. His work takes needlework into the region of folk art. |
| scene | The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera. The religious scene in England has changed in the last century. |
| setting | The place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening. Short stories with a contemporary setting. |
| site | A website. Site visits. |
| situation | The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time. The situation of the town is pleasant. |
| slot | A slot machine that is used for gambling. The PC had three slots for additional memory. |
| slur | A disparaging remark. It is difficult for a woman to understand a man s sensitivity to any slur on his virility. |
| small amount | The slender part of the back. |
| smear | A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance. The popular press were indulging in unwarranted smears. |
| smirch | An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. |
| smudge | A blemish made by dirt. He had a smudge on his cheek. |
| space | The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move. Both their cars were stolen in the space of three days. |
| speck | A tiny piece of anything. Specks of dust. |
| speckle | A small contrasting part of something. It has white speckles on its forewing. |
| splash | The sound like water splashing. A splash of gravy. |
| spotlight | A beam of light projected from a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight. |
| stain | The state of being covered with unclean things. He regarded his time in gaol as a stain on his character. |
| sty | A pigsty. The place is a real sty beer and wine bottles all over the place. |
| swelling | A crescendo followed by a decrescendo. The lobes are prominent swellings on the base of the brain. |
| thirst quencher | Strong desire for something (not food or drink. |
| topographic point | A linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch. |
| touch | An act of touching someone or something. He got in touch with his colleagues. |
| wen | A very large or overcrowded city. The great wen of London. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spot” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bespatter | Spot, splash, or soil. His elegant shoes and trousers were bespattered with mud. |
| blacken | Dye or colour (the face or hair) black for camouflage or cosmetic effect. The cook blackened the chicken breast. |
| blemish | Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. Thousands of Web pages are blemished with embarrassing typos. |
| blob | Put small drops of thick liquid or spots of colour on. Her nose was blobbed with paint. |
| blot | Transfer by means of a blot. The concentration necessary to her job blotted out all the feelings. |
| blotch | Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. Her face was blotched and swollen with crying. |
| descry | Catch sight of. She descried two figures. |
| detect | Discover or identify the presence or existence of. She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water. |
| discern | Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses. Pupils quickly discern what is acceptable to the teacher. |
| distinguish | Identify as in botany or biology, for example. What distinguishes sport from games. |
| drizzle | Moisten with fine drops. Drizzle the meat with melted butter. |
| espy | Catch sight of. She espied her daughter rounding the corner. |
| fleck | Mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something. The minarets are flecked with gold leaf. |
| identify | Identify as in botany or biology for example. She identifies as a feminist. |
| locate | Place within a particular context. His marketing strategy has been to locate in small towns. |
| make out | Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. |
| mark | Insert punctuation marks into. Mark off the units. |
| mottle | Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. Green leaves that are heavily mottled with chocolate and maroon. |
| notice | Notice or perceive. They were too drunk to notice. |
| observe | Observe with care or pay close attention to. She observed that his presentation took up too much time. |
| perceive | Become aware of (something) by the use of one of the senses, especially that of sight. He was quick to perceive that there was little future in such arguments. |
| pick out | Hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| rain lightly | Precipitate as rain. |
| recognise | Express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| recognize | Be fully aware or cognizant of. He was recognized as an international authority. |
| see | Go to see for professional or business reasons. Did you know that she is seeing an older man. |
| smudge | Make a smudge on soil by smudging. The photograph had been smudged by the photocopier and was by no means as clear as the original. |
| spatter | Rain gently. Passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud. |
| speckle | Mark with small spots. Speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots. |
| splash | Soil or stain with a splashed liquid. The newspaper splashed the news on Sunday s cover. |
| spy | Collect information about something to use in deciding how to act. Spy for the Russians. |
| stain | Be marked or be liable to be marked with a stain. People knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages. |
| streak | Cover a surface with streaks. The cat streaked across the street. |
| sully | Charge falsely or with malicious intent. She wondered if she dared sully the gleaming sink. |
| taint | Affect with a bad or undesirable quality. His administration was tainted by scandal. |
| tarnish | Lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. Lemon juice would tarnish the gilded metal. |
| tell apart | Express in words. |
| acne | A skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin, especially on the face, due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent chiefly among adolescents. He was clean shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger. |
| blemish | Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy. |
| blob | An indistinct shapeless form. Her nose was blobbed with paint. |
| blot | Dry ink with blotting paper. The turmoil blotted his memory of the school. |
| dappled | Having spots or patches of color. The horse s dappled flank. |
| daub | Material used to daub walls. She stuck the painting up alongside the daubs made by her children. |
| deface | Mar or spoil the appearance of. He defaced library books. |
| dirt | (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel. A lawn covered in dog dirt. |
| disfigure | Mar or spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside. |
| dot | Place a dot over a letter. Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt. |
| fleck | A small particle or speck of something. His blue eyes had grey flecks in them. |
| motley | A garment made of motley especially a court jester s costume. They wore the motley coat of jesters. |
| mottled | Marked with spots or smears of colour. A bird with mottled brown plumage. |
| patterned | Having patterns (especially colorful patterns. Traditional rose patterned wallpaper isn t difficult to find. |
| piebald | A piebald horse. A piebald horse. |
| pied | Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly. Pied daisies. |
| pimple | A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne. He had a pimple at the corner of his mouth. |
| smear | Cover a surface by smearing a substance over it. Someone was trying to smear her by faking letters. |
| smirch | Smear so as to make dirty or stained. I am not accustomed to having my honour smirched. |
| smudge | Make a smudge on soil by smudging. She dabbed her eyes careful not to smudge her make up. |
| speck | Produce specks in or on. Their skin was specked with goose pimples. |
| speckle | A small spot or patch of colour. Speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots. |
| splotch | A blob or smear of something, typically a liquid. A splotch of red in a larger area of yellow. |
| spotted | Marked or decorated with spots. A black and white spotted cow. |
| stain | Produce or leave stains. The wine left a dark stain. |
| stained | (of a material or object) coloured by application of a penetrative dye or chemical. A dark brown stained wood. |
| striped | Marked with or having stripes. A green striped coat. |
| variegate | Change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors. The designer can variegate the object s colour and physical character as needed. |
| variegated | Exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks. His variegated and amusing observations. |
| wart | An imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart especially in smallness or unattractiveness. What a bunch of nauseating little warts you are. |
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