1. Noun
A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
2. Noun
A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
3. Noun
A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.
4. Noun
A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
5. Noun
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
6. Noun
A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife.
7. Noun
The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.
8. Noun
Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
9. Verb
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.
10. Verb
To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal.
11. Verb
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.
12. Verb
To become stained with spots.
13. Noun
a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
14. Noun
a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
15. Noun
an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
16. Noun
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Vocabulary classified under Research methods
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