spot
1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region (Freq. 23)
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
• Syn:
topographic point, place
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place)
• Hypernyms:
point
• Hyponyms:
grave, tomb, junction, birthplace, place of birth,
polling place, polling station, end, hiding place, high, heights,
hole-in-the-wall, holy place, sanctum, holy, mecca, nesting place,
overlook, peak, crown, crest, top, tip,
summit, rendezvous, scour, service area, showplace, solitude,
stop, target, target area, pool, puddle, zone
2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
section, subdivision
3. a blemish made by dirt (Freq. 2)
- he had a smudge on his cheek
• Syn:
smudge, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
• Derivationally related forms:
smirch (for: smirch), smear (for: smear), blot (for: blot), smudgy (for: smudge), smudge (for: smudge)
• Hypernyms:
blemish, defect, mar
• Hyponyms:
blotch, splodge, splotch, fingermark, fingerprint, inkblot
4. a small contrasting part of something (Freq. 2)
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
• Syn:
speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
• Derivationally related forms:
fleck (for: fleck), patchy (for: patch), patch (for: patch), dapple (for: dapple), speckle (for: speckle)
• Hypernyms:
marking
• Hyponyms:
speck, pinpoint, nebula, splash, worn spot,
fret, plaque, macule, macula, parhelion, mock sun,
sundog, sunspot, facula
5. an outstanding characteristic (Freq. 2)
- his acting was one of the high points of the movie
• Syn:
point
• Hypernyms:
characteristic
6. a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance (Freq. 1)
- they changed his spot on the program
• Hypernyms:
section, subdivision
7. a business establishment for entertainment (Freq. 1)
- night spot
• Hypernyms:
place of business, business establishment
• Hyponyms:
cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspot,
clip joint, hot spot, hotspot, joint
8. a job in an organization (Freq. 1)
- he occupied a post in the treasury
• Syn:
position, post, berth, office, billet,
place, situation
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place), officiate (for: office), post (for: post)
• Hypernyms:
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
• Hyponyms:
academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship,
apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry,
episcopate, cadetship, caliphate, captainship, captaincy, cardinalship,
chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship,
clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership,
councillorship, councilorship, counselorship, counsellorship, curacy, curatorship,
custodianship, deanship, deanery, directorship, discipleship, editorship,
eldership, emirate, fatherhood, foremanship, generalship, generalcy,
governorship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship,
internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legation,
legateship, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature,
managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship,
moderatorship, overlordship, pastorship, pastorate, peasanthood, plum,
praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature,
premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship,
proconsulship, proconsulate, proctorship, professorship, chair, protectorship,
public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorship, rectorate, regency,
residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigniory, seigneury,
feudal lordship, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship,
studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship,
tribuneship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship,
wardership, womanhood
9. a slight attack of illness
- he has a touch of rheumatism
• Syn:
touch
• Hypernyms:
attack
10. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
• Syn:
pip
• Hypernyms:
marker, marking, mark
• Part Holonyms:
playing card
11. a small piece or quantity of something
- a spot of tea
- a bit of paper
- a bit of lint
- I gave him a bit of my mind
• Syn:
bit
• Derivationally related forms:
bitty (for: bit)
• Hypernyms:
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
12. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area;
used to focus attention of a stage performer
• Syn:
spotlight
• Derivationally related forms:
spotlight (for: spotlight)
• Hypernyms:
lamp
• Member Holonyms:
theater light
13. a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
- an eight-spot
• Hypernyms:
playing card
• Hyponyms:
eight-spot, eight, five-spot, five, four-spot,
four, nine-spot, nine, seven-spot, seven, six-spot,
six, ten-spot, ten
14. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- he made a huge blot on his copybook
• Syn:
blot, smear, smirch, stain
• Derivationally related forms:
stain (for: stain), smirch (for: smirch)
• Hypernyms:
mistake, error, fault
1. catch sight of (Freq. 18)
• Syn:
descry, espy, spy
• Derivationally related forms:
spying (for: spy), espial (for: espy), spotter, spotting
• Hypernyms:
spy, sight
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. make a spot or mark onto
- The wine spotted the tablecloth
• Syn:
fleck, blob, blot
• Derivationally related forms:
blot (for: blot), blob (for: blob), fleck (for: fleck), spotting
• Hypernyms:
change surface
• Hyponyms:
splotch, tarnish, stain, maculate, sully,
defile, speckle, bespeckle, spatter, bespatter
• Verb Group:
stain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. mar or impair with a flaw
- her face was blemished
• Syn:
blemish
• Derivationally related forms:
blemish (for: blemish)
• Hypernyms:
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. detect with the senses
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
• Syn:
recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out,
make out, tell apart
• Derivationally related forms:
discernible (for: discern), discernment (for: discern)
• Hyponyms:
resolve, discriminate
• Entailment:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. become spotted
- This dress spots quickly
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
freckle, fox
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
- spot the areas that one should clearly identify
• Derivationally related forms:
spotter
• Hypernyms:
mark
• Hyponyms:
freckle, mottle, dapple, cloud
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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