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Spotting

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Broader term 6

Dirtying 76% connected

of Dirty

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Discovery 76% connected

The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Find 76% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soiling 76% connected

of Soil

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soilure 76% connected

Stain; pollution.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Uncovering 76% connected

of Uncover

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Blot 74% connected

To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blot 74% connected

To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spy 74% connected

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spy 74% connected

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Catching 92% connected

of Catch

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Detection 92% connected

The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a pl…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Espial 92% connected

The act of espying; notice; discovery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Maculation 92% connected

The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spying 92% connected

of Spy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Staining 92% connected

of Stain

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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