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English to English adjective
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Lit., being on the spot, or place; |  | source: webster1913
noun
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region | | Example: this is a nice place for a picnic
a bright spot on a planet
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a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising | | source: wordnet30
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an outstanding characteristic | | Example: his acting was one of the high points of the movie
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a blemish made by dirt | | Example: he had a smudge on his cheek
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a small contrasting part of something | | Example: a bald spot
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
a fleck of red
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a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance | | Example: they changed his spot on the program
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a business establishment for entertainment | | Example: night spot
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a job in an organization | | Example: he occupied a post in the treasury
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a slight attack of illness | | Example: he has a touch of rheumatism
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a small piece or quantity of something | | Example: a spot of tea
a bit of paper
a bit of lint
I gave him a bit of my mind
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a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) | | source: wordnet30
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a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | | source: wordnet30
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a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value | | Example: an eight-spot
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | | Example: he made a huge blot on his copybook
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A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. | | source: webster1913
verb
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catch sight of | | source: wordnet30
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detect with the senses | | Example: The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
I can't make out the faces in this photograph
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mar or impair with a flaw | | Example: her face was blemished
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make a spot or mark onto | | Example: The wine spotted the tablecloth
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become spotted | | Example: This dress spots quickly
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mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition | | Example: spot the areas that one should clearly identify
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To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper. | | source: webster1913
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To become stained with spots. | | source: webster1913
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